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Cheer Drops® Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis

Flower Season
  • Fall
  • Winter
Mature Size
18' 8' 5.5m 2.4m
Height: 10' - 18'
Spread: 6' - 8'
Height: 3.0m - 5.5m
Spread: 1.8m - 2.4m
  • Details

    120 - 216 Inches
    72 - 96 Inches
    72 - 96 Inches
    3.0m - 5.5m
    1.8m - 2.4m
    1.8m - 2.4m

    Features

    This new and interesting evergreen breaks up the monotony of the landscape. With an attractive tear drop shape, Cheer Drops® easily transforms any garden from drab to darling. No shaping is needed as it maintains its fun shape naturally. Fresh green foliage remains bright year-round.

    Top reasons to grow Cheer Drops® arborvitae:

    - Handsome teardrop-shaped habit.

    - Creates more architecturally interesting hedges and foundation groupings.

    - Thrives even in chilly USDA zone 3.

    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    120 - 216 Inches 3.0m - 5.5m
    Spacing: 
    72 - 96 Inches 1.8m - 2.4m
    Spread: 
    72 - 96 Inches 1.8m - 2.4m
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Bright Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Good for Screening
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Arborvitae are a classic choice for hedges and screening, but they also make excellent specimen plants, additions to perennial borders or other gardens, and even look lovely in containers for an evergreen accent.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Little to no pruning is required. If you do wish to prune, do so in late spring/early summer, after the new growth has emerged. Avoid cutting into any very thick stems unless you are removing them entirely, as this can leave an unsightly hole in the plant and recovery from such cuts is typically slow. 

    Cheer Drops® Thuja occidentalis 'SMNTDGT' USPP 33,286, Can PBRAF
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