Highlights™ Arborvitae

The Highlights™ Arborvitae soon grows into a dramatic, golden, vertical accent, reaching 8 feet or more, but staying only 3 feet wide, within a few years. It will ultimately reach about 20 feet tall and be no more than 4 or 5 feet wide, even without trimming. It has outstanding golden-yellow foliage that stays that way all year round, and never fades to green, no matter what the season. This is the best choice available for colder gardens and the foliage doesn’t burn or bronze in winter. This golden sentinel will glow in your garden throughout the winter, and still be looking great when spring returns.

• Outstanding column of golden foliage all year-round
• Reliable golden yellow color resists winter burn and summer greening
• Dramatic narrow conical form
• Moderate size is ideal for containers
• Grows well in all soils, including damp ones

The Highlights™ Arborvitae should be planted in full sun for the best foliage color. In zones 7 and 8 some light shade in the afternoon in summer will protect against possible burning. It is hardy, without winter foliage burn, in zone 4, and in sheltered spots in zone 3 as well. It grows easily in all kinds of soil, from acid to alkaline, and from sand to clay. It even grows well in damp soil, where other evergreens can fail. It has no significant pests or diseases, and it keeps it shape well without even needing trimming, although of course you can, for the neatest look.