Morgan Chinese Arborvitae is a carefree dwarf evergreen shrub with a petite pyramidal habit and flattened flays of color shifting foliage. The fine foliage emerges bright lime green in spring and shift to gold, to purple-bronze in fall, and then copper-orange in winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Syn. with Platycladus orientalis ‘Morgan'.
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Height: |
4' - 8' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 6' |
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Spacing: |
4' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No pruning necessary.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Smoke Tree, Rose, Hydrangea
IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan', 2015 (1)+(2), (2) The Harper Collection, HR-R 2012, (3) Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan', 2016, (4) Platycladus orientalis 'Morgan', 2017
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
