Southern Living® Highlights™ Arborvitae Thuja Evergreen Privacy Hedge

Enhance Your Landscape with Highlights Arborvitae

The Highlights Arborvitae (Thuja) is a versatile evergreen shrub designed for residential and commercial landscaping. Its natural, upright, and columnar growth habit makes it a functional choice for creating privacy hedges, windbreaks, or formal garden accents. By focusing on a dense branching structure, this variety provides consistent coverage that serves as a reliable screen against external elements.

Key Features and Growth Characteristics

This evergreen variety is selected for its ability to retain its structural integrity with limited maintenance. Unlike varieties that require frequent shaping, this plant naturally develops a tight, vertical form. The foliage remains dense from the base to the top, ensuring that the privacy screen remains opaque and effective as the plant matures.

Adaptability and Maintenance

• Year-Round Color: The foliage maintains a consistent green hue throughout the year, providing visual interest even during winter months.
• Structural Consistency: The plant is engineered to grow in a predictable, narrow column, reducing the need for extensive manual pruning to manage its width.
• Environmental Resilience: Once established, this Thuja variety demonstrates tolerance to a range of environmental conditions, making it suitable for diverse planting zones.
• Versatile Application: Suitable for use as a standalone specimen, a symmetrical border, or a functional privacy barrier along property lines.