Fire Chief™ Arborvitae

Bright and colorful Fire Chief™ Arborvitae, (Thuja occidentalis 'Congabe') is an evergreen plant that displays distinctive foliage coloration with reddish tips. Featuring a mid-sized rounded growth habit and an easy-to-grow nature.

The Fire Chief™ Arborvitae is well suited for providing attractive and colorful ornamentation amid the more usual greenery of the landscape. In addition to the red tips, the yellow-green foliage stands out dramatically!

Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 5 to 8 and grows into a showy evergreen ornamental 3-5 feet in height and a bit slimmer in width. A member of the Southern Living® plant line, the fiery color is disease, deer-resistant & cold hardy!

Landscape Application:

Need an eye-catching foundation hedge to light up your brick home, or a property divider that separates your front yard from the street? The Fire Chief™ is a surefire fit! Create colorful pops of red throughout mixed shrub borders, in the landscape by using this shrub as backdrops to your garden beds, and as prominent specimens!

Plant large groupings and en masse installations for your backyard songbirds, and Fire Chief™ Arborvitae provides food and shelter for wildlife. In smaller settings, plant this showy ornamental in large planters and pots on your sunny porches and balcony gardens!

• Red-Tipped Bright Green Evergreen
• Naturally Rounded Form
• Attracts Wildlife As A Food Source
• Holds Color Well In Winter
• Great in Containers, Facer Plants, Edging & Border Plants

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun, you will get the best red color when grown in full sun conditions and tolerates more shaded locations but the foliage is more green in coloration. Adaptable to a wide range of soil tolerance, Arborvitae prefers moist, well-drained loams, and Fire Chief™ is intolerant of dry conditions.

A good layer of mulch around their root and a good long drink before winter helps these evergreens resist both sun and winter burning. In areas with high deer pressure, treat with deer repellant from day one to train your local wildlife to steer clear of your shrubs.

• Full Sun to Light Shade
• Well-Drained Soil Types
• Regular Moderate Moisture Access
• Trim If Needed In Spring After First Flush
• Adaptable & Versatile Evergreens

The Fire Chief™ Arborvitae is a colorful and versatile mid-sized shrub that will You'll want a Fire Chief Arborvitae in your garden. Order from today!