Amber Gold Arborvitae is a slow-growing compact evergreen shrub with a dense upright pyramidal to conical habit and soft flat sprays of rich green scale-like foliage that is golden yellow where the sun touches and becomes a mellow amber gold as the weather cools. Best foliage color in full sun and well-drained soils. Heat and drought tolerant once established. Type: Shrub, Conifer Origins: Northeast N. America Height: 6' - 12' Spread: 3’ - 4' Spacing: 4' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No pruning necessary. Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems. Watch for canker. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges. COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Hydrangea, Rose IMAGES: メルビル, Thuja occidentalis "Smaragd" "Emerald green", CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) F. D. Richards, Thuja occidentalis 'Jantar' ( Jablonski, Poland 2000) 2019 photo *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.This item is shipped direct from our grower to your door. Free Shipping included for this item.