Franky Boy Arborvitae

Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Franky boy arborvitae.

Franky boy arborvitae is a dense multi stemmed evergreen shrub with a shapely oval form. A unique upright teardrop shaped shrub with slightly pendulous branches of finely textured chartreuse green foliage and brighter yellow green new growth that gives it the appearance of a golden aura. Platycladus orientalis franky boy is a fantastic thread leaf selection of chinese arborvitae. Annual growth can be up to 4 inches 20 cm but this plant does best with a yearly shearing of up to one third of its previous year s growth.

You can have the effects of ornamental grasses without winter die back. Franky boy oriental arborvitae zone 3 50 off a dwarf evergreen conifer with a broad upright form this variety features pretty foliage that is thread like and golden. Our staff is a diverse group of certified horticulturists ready to assist you in a knowledgeable way. Description a phenomenal new introduction with stringy light green and golden foliage that brightens to orange butterscotch in the winter.

Develops a warm bronze orange coloring during cold winter months. This cultivar is distinguishable through its teardrop shape and beautiful golden fine thread like foliage. Makes a fantastic small shrub which can be aggressively pruned. Franky boy oriental arborvitae platycladus orientalis franky boy syn thuja orientalis is a dwarf evergreen conifer currently in hot demand among collectors.

New growth cascades over old creating a fountain of foliage strings. It is wonderful in winter when the foliage turns bronze orange. What immediately catches your eye is its thread like foliage which changes color from one season to the next. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub.

Franky boy franky boy is a compact dense conical evergreen coniferous shrub with flat sprays of scale like bright green leaves yellow green at the tips turning orange bronze in winter.