Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 11/2021 Arb-
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 11/2021 Arb- (Reading Nursery, MA 1872) Woodward's Arborvitae Arb, Size at 10 years: 6x6’, scale-like rich green foliage in flattened sprays, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed G4,2c C3 for 12.1 YEARS (4.49). Planted in 2009.
American Conifer Society: Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' is a slow-growing, globose selection of Arborvitae that will become broadly rounded with age. It is distinctive though its upright branching that hold flattened sprays of medium green foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 to 4.5 feet (1 - 1.5 m) tall and 3 to 4 feet (1 - 1.3 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 1872 by Jacob Manning at Reading Nursery, Massachusetts, USA. He named the plant in honor of his son, J. Woodward Manning.
Big Box plant. Scale like leaves in flat sprays. Compact, rounded shrub. Planted in 2009. 3.5 ft dia. in 2014. Bottom trim 2016. After 9 years, it is almost 6x6 feet. 2021 note: bottom trim in 2021. It was crowing some of the nearby plants.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21:
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Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 11/2021 Arb-
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 11/2021 Arb- (Reading Nursery, MA 1872) Woodward's Arborvitae Arb, Size at 10 years: 6x6’, scale-like rich green foliage in flattened sprays, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed G4,2c C3 for 12.1 YEARS (4.49). Planted in 2009.
American Conifer Society: Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' is a slow-growing, globose selection of Arborvitae that will become broadly rounded with age. It is distinctive though its upright branching that hold flattened sprays of medium green foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 to 4.5 feet (1 - 1.5 m) tall and 3 to 4 feet (1 - 1.3 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 1872 by Jacob Manning at Reading Nursery, Massachusetts, USA. He named the plant in honor of his son, J. Woodward Manning.
Big Box plant. Scale like leaves in flat sprays. Compact, rounded shrub. Planted in 2009. 3.5 ft dia. in 2014. Bottom trim 2016. After 9 years, it is almost 6x6 feet. 2021 note: bottom trim in 2021. It was crowing some of the nearby plants.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21:
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