One of the most widely used landscape plants is the American arborvitae — Thuja occidentalis. Growing naturally in many regions of eastern North America, this native evergreen tree has been cultivated ...

If you'd like to add privacy, shade, or just a windbreak shrub to your yard, arborvitae are a great way to do that. Arborvitae belong to the cypress family and are versatile evergreen trees and shrubs ...

With beautiful bright yellow foliage that shines year-round, this low-maintenance evergreen proves you don't need flowers to make a bold statement.

Since I became a landscape designer, I have used many arborvitaes in many different applications. This species of plant has many colors, sizes and shapes. I would use one columnar variety to emphasize ...

My arborvitae were eaten by deer over the winter. The lower part of trees are almost gone. It looks ugly. Will the needles regrow? How long will it take? Can I do something to speed it up? If not, ...

We have two 7-foot arborvitae that we planted in early May. In July, we noticed one of them had brown patches and returned it for a replacement, which is doing fine. However, the other one has seemed ...

USA TODAY Shopping: Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, beauty & more curated by our editors. An unusual evergreen shrub is the fire chief arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Fire Chief’), which is round ...

Q: An arborist suggested topping my arborvitae hedge so that the top branches don’t splay out if we get snow. They’re healthy now and I like them tall so I’m worried about cutting them. Is it really ...

Winter is fast approaching, and a plant with loads of year-round interest is the Yellow Ribbon arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Yellow Ribbon’). This compact evergreen shrub has foliage like fish ...

When the slugs are chomping the hostas or the weeds have taken over the garden, get the answers you need with Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension ...