Arborvitae is a genus of trees native to North America. It consists of five species: Thuja plicata, Thuja occidentalis, Thuja occidentalis var. occidentalis, Thuja orientale and Thuja virginiana.
Arborvitae photos:
![Emerald Green Arborvitae - Bower Branch](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitae-BowerBranch.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae - Dragonetti](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitae-Dragonetti.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae - PlantAddicts.com](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitae-PlantAddicts-com.jpg)
![Planting An Arborvitae: When To Plant Arborvitae Trees And Arborvitae Growing Conditions](/images/PlantingAnArborvitae_WhenToPlantArborvitaeTreesAndArborvitaeGrowingConditions.jpg)
![Forever Goldy Arborvitae - Shop with PlantsbyMail.com](/images/ForeverGoldyArborvitae-ShopwithPlantsbyMail-com.jpg)
![North Pole® Arborvitae - Plant Addicts](/images/NorthPole-Arborvitae-PlantAddicts.jpg)
![Spring Grove® - Western Arborvitae - Thuja plicata - Proven Winners](/images/SpringGrove--WesternArborvitae-Thujaplicata-ProvenWinners.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae - 3 or 7 gallon container – Lots of Plants](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitae-3or7galloncontainer-LotsofPlants.jpg)
![Arborvitae Shrubs And Trees – Common Varieties Of Arborvitae To Grow](/images/ArborvitaeShrubsAndTrees-CommonVarietiesOfArborvitaeToGrow.jpg)
![plants_details - Adcock's Nursery](/images/plants_details-Adcock-sNursery.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae - Fort Wayne Trees](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitae-FortWayneTrees.jpg)
![American Arborvitae Tree Seeds - TreeSeeds.com](/images/AmericanArborvitaeTreeSeeds-TreeSeeds-com.jpg)
![EMERALD GREEN ARBORVITAE – Hinsdale Nurseries](/images/EMERALDGREENARBORVITAE-HinsdaleNurseries.jpg)
![Arborvitae Assorted 1g to 7ft - Urban Garden Center](/images/ArborvitaeAssorted1gto7ft-UrbanGardenCenter.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae Trees for Sale Online - Garden Goods Direct](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitaeTreesforSaleOnline-GardenGoodsDirect.jpg)
![Emerald Green Arborvitae For Sale - Buy Thuja Occidentalis](/images/EmeraldGreenArborvitaeForSale-BuyThujaOccidentalis.jpg)
![Everything You Need to Know About the Emerald Green Arborvitae Tree](/images/EverythingYouNeedtoKnowAbouttheEmeraldGreenArborvitaeTree.jpg)
![Proven Winners® Shrub Plants-Thuja - North Pole Arborvitae - Proven Winners Direct](/images/ProvenWinners-ShrubPlants-Thuja-NorthPoleArborvitae-ProvenWinnersDirect.jpg)
![Highlights Arborvitae - Siebenthaler's](/images/HighlightsArborvitae-Siebenthaler-s.jpg)
![Online Orchards 1 Gal. Green Giant Arborvitae Shrub-CFAR002 - The Home Depot](/images/OnlineOrchards1Gal-GreenGiantArborvitaeShrub-CFAR002-TheHomeDepot.jpg)
![Amazon.com : 25 Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae 8-14\](/images/Amazon-com_25ThujaGreenGiantArborvitae8-14_.jpg)
![Arborvitae Rheingold](/images/ArborvitaeRheingold.jpg)
![Arborvitae - Petitti Garden Centers](/images/Arborvitae-PetittiGardenCenters.jpg)
![White Cedar Arborvitae w/Root Ball - Conifers - Cold Stream Farm](/images/WhiteCedarArborvitaew_RootBall-Conifers-ColdStreamFarm.jpg)
![Green Giant Arborvitae Trees For Sale - Buy Evergreen Trees](/images/GreenGiantArborvitaeTreesForSale-BuyEvergreenTrees.jpg)
![Green Giant Arborvitae Trees - Shop with PlantsbyMail.com](/images/GreenGiantArborvitaeTrees-ShopwithPlantsbyMail-com.jpg)
![Green Giant Arborvitae 15 Gallon - Georgia Tree Farm](/images/GreenGiantArborvitae15Gallon-GeorgiaTreeFarm.jpg)
![Green Giant Arborvitae — Altum's — Garden Center — Zionsville, IN](/images/GreenGiantArborvitae-Altum-s-GardenCenter-Zionsville_IN.jpg)
![Arborvitae, Nigra Dark Green - Birchfield Nurseries](/images/Arborvitae_NigraDarkGreen-BirchfieldNurseries.jpg)
![CHEER DROPS™ Arborvitae - Thuja - Proven Winners - 4\](/images/CHEERDROPS-Arborvitae-Thuja-ProvenWinners-4_.jpg)
![Amazon.com : American Arborvitae, White cedar, Thuja occidentalis, Tree Seeds (Evergreen) 50 : Patio, Lawn Garden](/images/Amazon-com_AmericanArborvitae_Whitecedar_Thujaoccidentalis_TreeSeeds-Evergreen-50_Patio_LawnGarden.jpg)
All five have very similar appearance: a long, smooth trunk up to 100–200 feet tall; narrow leaves that are about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide; and large green cones with a white wing that can be as long as 3 inches (7 cm) when fully open. The cones are somewhat unusual in the sense that they are not hairless; the only way to tell if they are a tree is by counting the number of hairs on their scales.
Properly cared for arborvitae will live as long as 200 years or more – giving you plenty of time to enjoy your precious trees! Look how pretty they look!