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Techny Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'

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  • Sunlight: Give this arborvitae at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily to maintain its famous dark green color and dense habit. While it tolerates partial shade, too little light causes the foliage to thin out and lose its effectiveness as a privacy screen.
  • Soil: Plant in rich, loamy soil that drains well but retains consistent moisture, much like a damp forest floor. If you have heavy clay or fast-draining sand, amend the site with compost or peat moss to balance moisture levels and prevent root stress.

Watering Requirements

Keep the soil consistently moist for the first year to help the shallow root system establish itself in your landscape. Once established, Techny is reasonably drought tolerant, but inconsistent watering often leads to browning and premature shedding of the inner needles.

Pruning Tips

Handle any shaping or size control in early spring before new growth begins to push out. Avoid cutting back into the bare, brown inner branches, as arborvitae will not generate new growth from old wood. A light shearing annually acts like a haircut that encourages thicker, lush growth on the exterior.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a slow-release, granular fertilizer formulated for evergreens in early spring just as you see green tips expanding. Stop fertilizing by mid-summer, because adding nitrogen late in the season encourages soft new growth that will be damaged by the first winter freeze.

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The Techny Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Techny') is a hardy evergreen conifer that will enhance your yard with a light green color in the spring and dark green in the summer! It has delightful flat, fan-shaped foliage that stays green year-round and is flexible to the touch!

In fact, you'll likely enjoy the soft texture of the Techny and be tempted to "pet" it often. Your Techny's compact, upright pyramidal shape provides an excellent accent or backdrop for other plantings, and you can easily prune it to your desired shape.

The Techny Arborvitae is one of the most hardy of the Arborvitae, withstanding more cold and drought than other Arborvitaes. Growing throughout USDA planting zones 3 to 8, these are very adaptable plants! Growing 15 - 20 feet in height at maturity and spreading 6 - 10 feet wide at the base.

Landscape Application:

Arborvitaes have long been valued for their many stellar features! They provide nesting, cover, and food for wildlife. They're a living windbreak, and the harvested wood makes everything from fence posts to furniture. Parts of the Arborvitae are even used medicinally!

Buy several to form a living privacy hedge for your property or just one for a planter. It can even live in a large pot on your patio! Add some casters to your planter and you'll enjoy portable shade and privacy where you need it most around your pool, seating areas, and balconies!

Create incredible windbreaks and shelterbelts, privacy hedges, and fluffy property divisions that grow fairly quickly and fill in fast when planted 4-6 feet on center. You can create winding or straight, or even zig-zag rows for informal or formal landscaping.

  • Light Green Evergreen Foliage Ages Dark Green
  • Soft To The Touch Textured Conifer
  • Compact & Upright Shape
  • Pyramidal Shape
  • Versatile Conifer For Hedges, Privacy, Windbreaks & Bird-Friendly Habitat

#ProPlantTips for Care:

This easy-to-care-for plant prefers full to partial sun exposure in a well-drained soil site. Provide regular moisture throughout the first year in the ground but once established, they become drought resistant. Prune if needed lightly to shape and train after new foliage has emerged in the late spring.

  • Full Sun
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Moderate Moisture Needs - Low Once Established
  • Prune After Flush Of Spring Growth
  • Not High On Deer Nibble Lists

For a carefree, hardy Arborvitae, the Techny is an exceptional choice. Order yours today at Nature Hills and we'll deliver your new specimen or hedge to your doorstep!

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