If you don’t have an arborvitae tree or shrub in your yard, chances are your neighbor does. Arborvitaes are among the most commonly planted evergreens in Chicago-area landscapes. Many yards and ...

Arborvitae grows either as a tree or a shrub, depending on the variety. The height ranges from 2 to 60 feet, with many dwarf cultivars available. Arborvitae trees offer year-round interest and grow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most widely used landscape plants is the American arborvitae — Thuja occidentalis. Growing naturally in many regions of ...

If you'd like to add privacy, shade, or just a windbreak shrub to your yard, arborvitae are a great way to do that. Arborvitae belong to the cypress family and are versatile evergreen trees and shrubs ...

Q: We just discovered an arborvitae that has turned brown at the top...seemingly overnight! Upon inspection, it was covered in bagworms at the top. We picked as many as we could up to 6 feet and got a ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. White-cedar is a slow-growing tree that reaches 25 to 40 feet in height and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A row of evergreens lining a fence for privacy - Grace Cary/Getty Images When it comes to natural privacy solutions, two popular ...

When is the best time to prune my arborvitae? I've got lines of them along two sides of my property. A: The best time to prune arborvitae is at the end of winter -- right before new growth begins.

“I just moved to Highland Park from the city and was quite surprised when my neighbors told me about the occasional group of deer that comes through the neighborhood feeding on plants. I am especially ...

UPDATE: This story has been updated to add information about the flammability of arborvitae. CORVALLIS – For a hedge, arborvitae has a place. It’s tall, skinny, evergreen, low maintenance and cheap.

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. One of the most widely used landscape plants is the ...