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Hello,
Will you please clarify... scientifically, is an arborvitae a shrub or a tree? I have some globe-shaped arborvitaes that I think would be call...
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Arborvitae #751271
Asked May 21, 2021, 11:25 AM EDT
Hello,
Will you please clarify... scientifically, is an arborvitae a shrub or a tree? I have some globe-shaped arborvitaes that I think would be called shrubs. I wonder if my pyramidal arborvitaes that are tall and skinny are called trees? The foliage looks identical.
Thank you.
Jeff
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
The following publications address your question. We don't know whether you will find the definitions convincing in this admittedly gray area.
http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/07/19/q-difference-tree-shrub/
There are a number of arborvitae (Thuja) species and varieties of various form and size occur among them. Most of the arborvitae used for ornamental purposes in the USA are cultivars of American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis).
Thank you for your help.
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