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' | 
| Spread: | 3’ - 6' | 
| Spacing: | 4' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 6 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | 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.
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
