{"product_id":"thuja-occidentalis-smaragd","title":"Smaragd Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmaragd Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmaragd is the narrow emerald arborvitae that holds its colour through winter instead of bronzing off, which is why it has become the default clipped column in Australian formal gardens. \u003cem\u003eThuja occidentalis\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Smaragd’ grows as a tight self supporting cone with dense flat sprays of foliage, so a row can be planted as a screen and left almost unpruned. It is a cool to warm temperate plant that wants steady soil moisture and shelter from hot dry wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Smaragd Arborvitae\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays bright green through frost while most arborvitae cultivars turn dull bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow footprint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Barely over a metre wide at maturity, so it screens along fence lines and narrow side passages.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNaturally dense\u003c\/strong\u003e: The habit is tight enough that shearing is optional rather than essential.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUniform clone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Every plant matches, which matters when twenty of them stand in a row.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft and safe\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage has no prickle, so it can brush a path, a pool fence or a play area without complaint.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow boundary screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single row lifts privacy above a 1.8m fence without stealing garden width.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal entry columns\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paired either side of a door or gate for vertical emphasis.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePool surrounds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Non invasive roots and minimal leaf litter make it one of the safer conifers near water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanters and pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds shape and scale in a large container for many years.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring; avoid establishing through peak summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist but free draining loam, neutral to slightly alkaline; it fails both in drought stressed sand and in waterlogged clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Run drip irrigation along the row and keep soil consistently damp for the first two years, since a single hard dry out leaves permanent brown patches. Mulch 75mm deep along the whole line and shear only the current season's growth, because it will not reshoot from bare old wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate, around 20 to 30cm a year\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light morning shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern North America (species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; small brown cones\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795284230430,"sku":"ND-1666-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795284263198,"sku":"ND-1666-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50L","offer_id":59795284295966,"sku":"ND-1666-50L","price":1025.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795284328734,"sku":"ND-1666-500MM","price":1687.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/qTjkkPXFGyDfTzqlNT-A_lG445SpB.jpg?v=1787312473","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/thuja-occidentalis-smaragd","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}