- SHOWY EVERGREEN: Southern Living presents the Fire Chief Arborvitae which is know for is moderately woven, colorful foliage. With its needle like foliage remaining colorful year round you can expect a plant that will mature in the vicinity of 2-4' tall and 2-4' wide. Fire Chief Arborvitae Shrubs have bright golden spring foliage and a fantastic deep red fall color.
- STRIKING FOLIAGE: This is a very showy plant and demands attention, especially near the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Line your walkway or set them as a low growing privacy hedges along your patio. The distinctive showy foliage of this arborvitae also makes its wonderful container growing near entries as an attention grabber and discussion piece. Birds, white tailed deer and rabbits all show interest in these conifers.
- SUN LOVING, COMPACT EVERGREEN: Fire Chief Arborvitae are lovers of full sun during the day with just a touch of late day dappled sunlight! Year round color make the uses innumerable. Unlike other arborvitae shrubs and boxwoods, no pruning is needed to maintain the compact, rounded form.
- USDA ZONES: The Fire Chief Arborvitae is hardy in zones 5a - 8b. Since they are lovers of full sun during the day with just a touch of late day dappled sunlight. After receiving your American Arborvitae and you are ready to plant it be sure to water it heavily. Water deeply 2 times per week during the first growing season to promote healthy root formation!
- POTTED PLANT: Ships as a 2 Gallon potted plant with soil from the Alabama Gulf Coast. This plant is unavailable to ship to Hawaii and Alaska. Thuja Occidentalis 'Congabe' PP19009.
The phenomenal new Fire Chief Thuja from the Southern Living Plant Collection is the type of plant that leads people to ask "What is that plant?!" These exceptionally uniform shrubs make an almost perfect globe shape that requires no pruning. The Fire Chief's eye-popping display of red-orange on the tips of its branches and lime-green on the inside appears almost other-worldly. As the wind shakes these shrubs, the orange tips appear to shimmer on top of the chartreuse green foliage underneath, creating an optical illusion type of effect. This Thuja is perfect for those looking for a year-round color interest, as its brilliantly golden spring foliage will transition to a deep scarlet red through fall and winter. Whether used as a border, accent, hedge, or mass planting in the landscape or container garden, the Fire Chief refuses to cease turning heads all year long.
