Techny Arborvitae is a compact evergreen shrub with a broad pyramidal habit. Its flat sprays of rich dark green scale-like foliage holds its color in winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils. Syn with 'Mission'. Type: Shrub, Conifer Origins: Northeast N. America Height: 10' - 15' Spread: 6’ - 10' Spacing: 8' USDA Hardiness Zone: 23 - 8 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, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges. COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Hydrangea, Rose IMAGE: Photoset by F. D. Richards, Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' (Mission Gardens, Techny, Illinois) 2019 photo (1),(2),(3)+(4) *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.