Western Red Cedar, Tiny Tower Thuja 'MonRig' Height: 20 feet Spread: 5 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4b Brand: Monrovia Description: A handsome, compact, upright evergreen that grows uniformly and maintains a tight shape; perfect for privacy or wind screening; very resilient and resists ice and snow damage, grows in almost any soil type Ornamental Features Western Red Cedar, Tiny Tower is primarily valued in the landscape for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain green throughout the winter. Landscape Attributes Western Red Cedar, Tiny Tower is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics. Western Red Cedar, Tiny Tower is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Western Red Cedar, Tiny Tower will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
