{"product_id":"thuja-occidentalis-degroots-spire-arborvitae","title":"Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire' (Arborvitae)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire' (Arborvitae)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Arborvitae \/ Western Red Cedar cultivar, 'Degroot', valued for its sculptural form and refined evergreen texture in the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArborvitae offer some of the fastest, densest evergreen screening available, with soft scale-like foliage in flat fans and a tidy upright habit that needs almost no shaping. Flat, fan-shaped sprays of scale-like foliage; aromatic when crushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun to part shade suits this species best. Plant in moist, well-drained; tolerates a range soil. Hardy USDA Zone 3 to 8. Heavily browsed by deer in winter where pressure is high; protect young plants. Watch for bagworm and spider mites; avoid prolonged drought, which causes interior dieback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a Pacific Northwest native conifer of similar character, consider \u003cstrong\u003ePseudotsuga menziesii\u003c\/strong\u003e (Douglas Fir), the iconic PNW timber tree, or \u003cstrong\u003eTsuga heterophylla\u003c\/strong\u003e (Western Hemlock) for shaded sites. For coastal exposure, \u003cstrong\u003ePicea sitchensis\u003c\/strong\u003e (Sitka Spruce) thrives where salt wind defeats most evergreens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"5-gallon \/ Van's Nursery","offer_id":44009550839896,"sku":"01306840","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/thuja-occidentalis-degroots-spire-arborvitae","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}