Thuja plants and species

Thuja plants, species and varieties for the UK garden. Thuja plicata and Thuja occidentalis are two of the more popular species used in UK gardens. Thuja species range from large trees such as Western Red Ceder (Thuja plicata) to low growing ground cover plants such as Thuja occidentalis 'Globosa'. Used widely as hedging plants plants vary greatly depending on species and cultivar with Thuja Plicata 'Goldy' having golden yellow foliage while Thuja plicata 'Martin' has a green foliage. Thuja occidentalis 'smaragd' has an upright conical habit, slow growing and widely used as a hedge or to line a drive. Thuja occidentalis 'Teddy' is a low growing 'dwarf' form suited to growing in the rock garden or in containers.

Thuja occidentalis often known as 'arborvite' or Eastern 'arborvitae' and Norther white cedar Lots of species and cultivars from tall trees to very low growing ground cover plants.

Thuja are a versatile plants widely used in landscaping as feature trees, hedging plants, groundcover plants or for use in rock gardens or for growing in containers.

Other Conifers include:
General Conifer species, Abies, Taxus, Junipers, Pinus and Thuja.

More Hedging Plants for the UK including a wide range of hedging styles suitable for hedges in almost any situation, hedging plants include low and tall growing plants, hedging plants for shade and sun as well as flowering, fast growing and slow growing hedges.