#1269 most planted
Thujopsis dolabrata
False arborvitae · also Deerhorn cedar, Asunaro, Hiba arborvitae
ConiferEvergreen
74
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
9
cities
11 in
median trunk (28 cm, 39 measured)
9.1 yr
median age (37% have a planting date)
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Thujopsis dolabrata is an attractive, slow-growing conifer, endemic to Japan, forming a broad, pyramidal shape with lustrous, dark green, scale-like foliage. It is sensitive to drought and wind, preferring partial shade in hot, inland regions and can reach 30 to 50 feet tall.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 180.01%——
- 170.01%1.5 yr11 in
- 110.03%—13 in
- 70.00%——
- 50.00%—9.0 in
- 50.01%——
- 40.00%—10 in
- 40.00%—16 in
- 30.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 11 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.