It was about an inch tall when I rescued it from a parking lot, some time ago. I'm not 100% sure, but it looks like an Arborvitae to me. Please let me know if you have ID suggestions.
I'm a bit puzzled to see such a puny thing sprouting cones already!
Does this mean it will always stay small & shrimpy?
Looks like it might perhaps be Platycladus orientalis, but I'd like to see a close-up to be certain.
The pic is too small to see the cones (if any!)
Resin
My photo won't post! Once I hit "send", the photo disappears.
Okay, I suppose I will try again later.
In the meantime I will look up Platycladus orientalis.
But yes, there are definitely cones on the little thing.
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UCO,
That's T. occidentalis. I would guess that the growth the cutting was taken from was mature, so that's why that small plant is producing cones already.
I have a hedge of T. o. 'Hetz Wintergreen' and the same thing is going on with them. The plants had a few cones when purchased (2' tall) and now that they're 12' tall, the plants are really full of cones. I have seedling T. o. coming up everywhere - even in pots of other conifers.
Don't worry, the plant is fine. Just plant and water and enjoy.
Mike
No, no, this was a teensy tiny rescue seedling I had pulled out of a curb at the Safeway parking lot some years ago!
Thank you for the ID, though!
Will it always be a small tree?
If kept in a pot - possibly...
If you put the plant in the ground, who knows?
Mike
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/thoc9.htm
Since it was from a seed, I suppose it's anyone's guess how tall it will get?
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UCO,
You're right, given where you live, that plant is probably Thuja plicata. I was looking for cones like Platycladus orientalis (or whatever the plant's name is now) and the cones didn't match so I went with T. occidentalis. Oops!
Mike
I'd agree with Thuja plicata, so it'll make 30-40m or more eventually - at least if given a free root run!
Resin
Well, I wonder why it doesn't look like my other Western Red Cedars, then?
Around the Pacific NW, one can find a delightful variety of "cedar type" volunteers sprouting up. All Thujas are grown here, so even though Thuja plicata is most common here, a volunteer really could be any of them.
Last spring I planted 6 of my "rescued" Cedars in the ground, at my friend's house. I am going to plant this one somewhere in the ground this week, which is why I asked how tall it will likely get.
This one is a funny lookin' tree. Let's hope I have a new cultivar!
Can you put a shoot and cone on a scanner, and do a scan pic at 200dpi?
Resin
