Hetz Wintergreen Arborvitae is a narrow evergreen shrub with a dense upright pyramidal habit. Its fine flat sprays are a rich green that holds in winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.
Also sold as just Thuja 'Wintergreen'
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| Origins: | Northeast N. America | 
| Height: | 20' - 30' | 
| Spread: | 6’ - 10' | 
| Spacing: | 8' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | N/A | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No pruning necessary.  Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems.  Watch for canker.  
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Rose, Spirea, Barberry
IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) The Harper Collection, HR-K 2012 (1)+(2), (2) Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Wintergreen' (F.C. Hetz, PA) 2019 photo
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
   
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
