Thuja occidentalis Columna
Thuja occidentalis Columna is a slender, evergreen, coniferous tree with a narrow dense crown in the form of a pyramidal column. It belongs to the cypress family of the genus gymnosperms.
The tree is deservedly called a long liver, because the life span reaches about 200 years. It can grow to a height of more than 10 m and a width of up to 1,5 m.
Thuja Columna is native to the forests of northwestern North America and Canada, and is famous for its elegant crown with shiny scaly needles, which retains a noble dark green hue all year round.
The branches of the tree are short, perpendicular to the trunk, with beautiful fan-shaped ends. The bark is red-brown, pleasantly rough to the touch. Cones are small, yellow-green, light brown when ripe in autumn.
The thin root system of thuja is intertwined with fungal mycelium, so the tree is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, but prefers not too hard, drained-moistened, slightly acidic fertile loam.
Columna is not demanding to external conditions, for example, it is easy to accept temporary waterlogging of the soil due to heavy precipitation. Moderately shade-tolerant, grows better in the light, does not like heat or strong shading, dry air, winter wind, dense dry soil. In dry summers, it requires watering, but becomes more drought-resistant with age.
It is considered one of the most frost-resistant varieties of thuja and can easily withstand winter cold up to 29°C, although it suffers from strong frosty winds.
It tolerates urban conditions well, is resistant to pests and environmentally harmful emissions, and perfectly protects parks, highways, and industrial zones.
Unfavorable conditions affect the decorative nature of thuja: the crown is thinning, the needles are fading, the number of cones increases.
Elegant by nature, the crown is conical in shape virtually no in need of a haircut. In an adult tree, it is dense, dense, in a young one it is more loose.
The tree tolerates transplanting and sanitary pruning of dry shoots. Thuja perfectly cut, it is an ideal basis for creating simple and original topiary forms.
It looks spectacular all year round and with its unique appearance will adorn any site, clearly standing out from other plants by its slimness and rich color.
It will harmoniously complement the design of the house territory, ennoble any landscape. Due to its majestic shape, the tree looks great both as a single tapeworm and as a background frame in compositions with bright and large flowers.
Among all the tui, the occidentalis Columna has the highest growth rate, which makes it easy to create hedges and green walls from these trees.
Everyone wants to feel calm and peaceful, especially when it comes to relaxing on a garden plot in the country. Imagine how great it will be to walk along the garden alleys of tui on hot sunny days and sit comfortably in their cool shade.
In group plantings, this type of thuja perfectly performs the role of wind screens, has phytoncidal properties, perfectly cleanses and ionizes the air, and is recommended for landscaping kindergartens and schools, medical institutions, city courtyards, squares, monuments, memorials.
Growing thuja from seeds or even seedlings to adult plants is a very long and rather troublesome task. Estimate how many years it will take to do this, if the annual growth of the tree is on average 15-30 cm, and the diameter of the crown increases by only 5-7 cm per year. But you will not need to waste so much time and effort.
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