Arborvitae & Chamaecyparis For Hedges

January 13, 2009

Arborvitae or Thuja occidentalis and Chamaecyparis or cyprus are two great choices for creating a hedge or wind break. These evergreens love full sun and will thrive in most well drained soils. Needing little care and lasting for years they make a great windbreak. Some of the possible issue you might have with these plants are that the deer can eat the arborvitae and the snow can break the limbs of either of these plants or cause them to splay open. I tie mine up in ...