Mazhar Botanic Garden

Platycladus orientalis aurea Nana (L.) Franco

Oriental arborvitae

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Platycladus
Species: orientalis
Cultivar / variety: aurea Nana
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000705
English name: Oriental arborvitae
Arabic name: تويا مبرقشة
Native: China, Japan
Country: China Japan
(PGR): Very rare

‘Aurea Nana’ is a dwarf, rounded variety that grows to 150 cm tall Scale-like golden yellow foliage appears in flattened sprays, leaves may bronze up in winter female cones oval 2 cm long

Ornamental plant. small hedge, foundation, border, accent or small garden. container.

Thuja orientalis ‘Aurea Nana’

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Texture: Chalk Clay Lime rich soils Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Light shade Light shade when young
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Winter
Zone: 6 : 9
pH range: 5.0 -7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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