Thursday, 8:00 AM. 4 degrees, wind WNW, very light. The sky is clear except for the usual band of clouds on the far eastern horizon.The eastern white cedar, also called arbor vitae (tree of life), is a major component of wet habitats throughout Wisconsin, south into Illinois, and west into Minnesota and Iowa , also the Great Lakes states and New England, Ontario and Quebec. It is a medium sized evergreen tree with soft aromatic flattened needles. It is a favorite landscape tree, especially for hedges. Care must be taken when using it, as it will winter burn in the wrong locations, and the species gets overgrown very quickly. In most landscape situations it is best to use named varieties that have been bred to stay smaller, have more dependable foliage and to be better for hedges. This can be a very good ornamental tree when selected and used properly, and the species can be very effective in a naturalized landscape. There are also southern, western and oriental species of Thuja which can be used with care.
The smaller hedge is in our back yard, is the variety “Techny,” and has to be trimmed regularly. The row of large arbor vitae trees is now mature at perhaps 45 feet in height, and was obviously planted many years ago as a hedge, so look out!
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