Thuja orientalis ‘Franky Boy' ~ Franky Boy Oriental Arborvitae
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Franky Boy Oriental Arborvitae is a carefree dwarf evergreen shrub with an upright pyramidal habit and flays of thread-like foliage. The fine foliage has bright lime green inner foliage and chartreuse to gold outer foliage where the sun hits, amd shifts to a warm orange-bronze or butterscotch in winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Franky Boy is highly resistant to common cedar diseases, especially Verticillium wilt.
Syn. with Platycladus orientalis ‘Franky Boy'.
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Height: |
4' - 6' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No pruning necessary.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Smoke Tree, Rose, Hydrangea
IMAGES: OSU Landscape Plants, Platycladus orientalis 'Franky Boy'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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