Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon'

Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae is a slow-growing semi-dwarf evergreen shrub with an upright pyramidal habit and flat sprays of scale-like foliage that emerges yellow-orange and matures to medium green.  Best grown full sun and well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No pruning necessary.  Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems.  Watch for canker.  
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Smoke Tree, Spirea

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