#DEGROOTS SPIRE ARBORVITAE FULL#

(History based on an email conversation (10/01/14) between Larry Sherk, retired Chief Horticulturist at Sheridan Nurseries and David Olszyk, ConiferBase editor.

of Boring, Oregon is credited with the U.S. Sheridan introduced it in 1980, naming it for the finder. A beautiful pyramidal form, Thuja occidentalis Degroots Spire (American Arborvitae) is a dwarf, evergreen shrub with twisted, feathery sprays of rich. This narrow columnar form of American arborvitae is unique both for its form and refined texture.Д¬onstant DeGroot (1922-1971), longtime production and propagation manager at Sheridan Nurseries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada selected this cultivar from a batch of seedlings in 1970. This cultivar is quite suitable as a solitary exclamation point in the garden or for use as a formal hedge. Typical rate of growth most areas is about 6 inches (15 cm) a year, resulting in a narrow upright tree 3 feet (1.5 m) tall by 15 inches (40 cm) wide after 10 years in the landscape.

#DEGROOTS SPIRE ARBORVITAE FULL#

They thrive in full sun and heat once established. Their dark green color lasts year-round and has a purple hue in the winter, and their foliage is soft to the touch. They also work well in matched pairs for vertical accents. Its twisted texture on the pyramidal form tolerates shearing nicely, for a more tailored column. DeGroot's Spire Arborvitae are narrow, quick growing shrubs that are widely used for neighbor screening or to create hedges. The rich green foliage takes on a purple cast in winter. Foliage tends to turn to a dark mossy-green to true bronze color in midwestern U.S. A beautiful, tall, narrow form, perfect to plant between buildings. The outline is less smooth and symmetrical than most other upright arborvitae making it even more interesting.

Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's Spire' is a narrow, upright, very fastigiate form of eastern arborvitae with medium-green, twisted foliage. Degroots Spire Arborvitae trees are a narrow upright very fastigiate form of Eastern arborvitae with medium-green, twisted foliage.

Additions to the International Conifer RegisterДЄlso known as 'Degroot's Emerald Spire' or most often seen with the incorrect spelling, 'Degroot's Spire.' DeGroots Spire Arborvitae for Sale Online.

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