Investigators said the fire burned some bushes and spread to a house and nearby school playground, but no one was hurt.

Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata), also known as Western Red Cedar, is native to the Pacific Northwest. It has a conical shape with reddish brown bark and lush, evergreen foliage, making it a great ...

Arborvitae likes high humidity and tolerates wet soils and some drought. The foliage turns brownish in winter, especially on cultivars with colored foliage and on exposed sites open to the wind.

Arborvitae trees and shrubs are native to the northern U.S. Arborvitae or Thuja occidentalis range from Nova Scotia to Manitoba in Canada to North Carolina and to Tennessee and Illinois.

Many arborvitae varieties can be planted as a very reliable, small to medium ornamental in American yards outside the natural range of Thuja occidentalis. You can see more than 100 cultivated ...

Arborvitae appearance. In their natural form, arborvitae are tall, dense, columnar-shaped trees. They are often planted in a row. The leaves are flat, scaly, and arranged in fan-like clusters.

Freshly planted arborvitae, honey locust trees and ornamental grasses are taking root along Higgins Road in Rosemont as part ...

“Conifer needles have varying life spans, depending on the species and environmental conditions,” said Lerner. “White pine and arborvitae needles live for 2-3 years, Austrian and Scots pine needles ...

Do not get this pest confused with the fall webworm, which many local people call bagworms. Fall webworms create large silky ...

E10 | Trash Insert, Arborvitae Removal | Ask This Old House. Season 23 Episode 10 | 23m 42s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Nathan Gilbert replaces a homeowner's broken double trash can pull out ...

A homeowner was treated for burns at an area hospital after an arborvitae fire spread to neighboring houses Sunday afternoon in Orchards. Vancouver firefighters responded shortly after 4 p.m. to ...