Thuja occidentalis Smaragd - worthy representative of Tui. This decorative emerald evergreen tree with needles, resembling slender cypress. Crone dense, narrow, pyramidal shape. Needles color - green. It grows slowly, the annual increment in height 10 cm, width - 4 cm. Adult plant reaches 4.6 m in height and width 1-1,8 m. Needles green, scaly, often.

This evergreen large shrub with very narrow right conical crown and vertical, very hustoroztashovanymy branches.

The advantage of this variety is that it grows slowly and live to 150 years. Thuja Smaragd, whose height reaches year 10 cm wide grow by only 5 cm. These fans enjoy the beautiful and permanent. In addition, Emerald is great for creating almost any garden sculptures. Given the requirements of growth and climatic conditions are the most suitable wood of coniferous plants for our country.

Thuja Smaragd can be grown as a container culture, used to create hedges, to participate in the compositions. This unique beauty decorate any tree gardens. In addition, it perfectly cleans and ionizes the air.

Thuja occidentalis Smaragd is one of the best views of columnar Tui, characterized by moderate growth. Emerald particularly favorably with other forms that do not korychneviye needles in winter and stays green, which is characteristic of only a few varieties of arborvitae west. This facilitates the selection of forms for planting it in the foreground.

Recommended for group and individual plantings. Looks good in alleys and hedges.

Soil. By Soil Thuja not demanding, but grows best on fertile fresh loam containing lime. Can carry dry soil and excess moisture.

Lighting. Likes light or light partial shade, but can carry and shadow.

The plant in winter. Frost and vitrostiyka, makes urban conditions.

Pests and diseases. Thuja emerald tuyeva aphid damage Quadraspidiotus perniciosus and false. As a result of their actions damaged needles, then it turn yellow and fall off. Parasiticide recommended spraying insecticides, such karbofos rate of 90 g per 1 bucket (10 liters). Meets drying shoots caused by improper growing conditions: excessive dryness or perezvolozhenist soil. Also of great importance to illiterate landing, in which the root collar turns Zakopane.