arborvitaes

Conical privacy plants

Arborvitaes is the plural of arborvitae, an evergreen tree or shrub in the cypress family, commonly used for hedges and ornamental landscaping.

The dense, scale-like foliage grows in flat sprays.

A row of arborvitaes lined the property boundary.

The name comes from Latin meaning "tree of life."

symbolism

vitality

Capacity for spirited existence

endurance · evergreen · sacred · traditional · medicinal · indigenous · tea · scurvy · remedy · ceremonial

landscaping

hedge

Boundary of planted shrubs

windbreak · topiary · ornamental · garden · nursery · specimen · accent · row · fence · backdrop

conifer

scales

Plates or weighing devices

cypress · juniper · resinous · needle-like · piney · softwood · aromatic · cultivar · columnar · pyramidal

Opposites
foliage persistence

arborvitaesdeciduous trees

Plants shedding leaves annually

maples · oaks · birches · elms · beeches

plant type

arborvitaesannuals

Single-season plants

perennials · grasses · ferns · flowering plants · succulents

Family

arborvitae

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G