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Arborvitae - American
The American Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, is a conifer evergreen tree that is widely used as an accent tree or as a privacy hedge tree. It may be sheared and shaped to fit into most every landscaping need. This evergreen tree prefers a deep well drained site. American Arborvitae trees have a broad pyramidal shape with erect branches that are dense and crowded together. When established it can stand considerable heat and drought. The leaf color is bright green above and pale green below and they may turn a yellow brown is some winters. The scale-like leaves are abruply pointed. It is one of the most popular of all trees for windbreaks and year around privacy screening. ... find out more
Prairie Gold Aspen Grows to 35-40’ high and 20-30’ wide. ‘Prairie Gold’ has performed well in the landscape and seems to thrive in the heat and high humidity of eastern Nebraska. The Prairie Gold Quaking Aspen, 'Populus tremuloides ‘Prairie Gold’, is a fast-growing tree that grows in everything from moist sandy soil to shallow rocky soils and clay. . It should perform well in other parts of the Great Plains and the front range of the Rockies as well. It has attractive cream-colored bark, beautiful silvery catkins in early spring, and lustrous dark green leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze, finally turning yellow in fall. This selection does not seem to be affected by the host of diseases that usually plague this species. This selection was discovered growing near a northeast Nebraska creek by the late, dedicated plants man, Allen Wilke, where it had survived and thrived for years. |
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