Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, White Cedar) Cut Bank - Toe of Slope Flower Time July

Flower Time July

25% Chewings Fescue

most of the "wild" populations around Chicago are escapes from gardens

Photo By Ragesoss (Own work) [GFDL (http://www

and grasses through supplemental plantings

Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, White Cedar) Cut Bank - Toe of Slope Flower Time JulyNorthern White Cedar (commonly know in the landscape industry as Arborvitae) is exceedingly rare in nature in northern Illinois, but exceedingly common in landscaping :) It is common in landscaping because it performs very well as a dense evergreen screen. It is exceedingly rare in nature because it is a relic of colder times of glaciers gone by. It has great smelling foliage and is hard to beat for native privacy screens. However, it does grow on the