THUJA OCCIDENTALIS SIMPLE TOPIARY
From: €275,00
- Preserved Thuja Topiary tree.
- The Thuja as well as the Pittosporum Tenuifolium topiary with its spherical shape provides volume in Nordic environments.
- The colours of both species are perfect for this decorative style.
- Diameter/height: ∅30/50,∅45/65,∅30/100 ,∅45/140 cm
PRESERVED PLANTS
Preserved plants are natural plants that have been treated by a special, 100 % eco friendly preservation liquid.
The Thuja as well as the Pittosporum Tenuifolium topiary with its spherical shape provides volume in Nordic environments. The colours of both species are perfect for this decorative style.
INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE
- Do not expose to direct sunlight
- Do not irrigate, spray or clean with water
- Use them only indoors
- Maintain a humidity level not higher than 70%
- Dust occasionally, using a feather duster or a simple hairdryer
| DELIVERY | FOR DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF CYPRUS PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT DELIVERY COSTS, WITHIN 4 – 6 WEEKS |
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| SIZE | 100cm, 140cm, 50 cm, 65cm |
ABOUT THE THUJA TREE
Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family. There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia. The genus is monophyletic and sister to Thujopsis. Members are commonly known as arborvitaes (from Latin for tree of life), thujas or cedars.
They are widely grown as ornamental trees, and extensively used for hedges. A number of cultivars are grown and used in landscapes. Homeowners will sometimes plant them as privacy trees. The cultivar ‘Green Giant’ is popular as a very vigorous hedging plant, growing up to 80 cm/year when young.
The wood is light, soft and aromatic. It can be easily split and resists decay. The wood has been used for many applications from making chests that repel moths to shingles. Thuja poles are also often used to make fence posts and rails. The wood of Thuja plicata is commonly used for guitar sound boards. Its combination of light weight and resistance to decay has also led to T. plicata (western red cedar) being widely used for the construction of bee hives.
Thuja plicata is an important tree to the First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest and is sometimes called “Canoe Tree” because of its use as a material for Native American canoes.
Oil of thuja contains the terpene thujone which has been studied for its GABA receptor antagonizing effects, with potentially lethal properties. Cedarwood oil and cedar leaf oil, which are derived from Thuja occidentalis, have different properties and uses.
The natives of Canada used the scaled leaves of Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar) to make a tea that has been shown to contain 50 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams; this helped prevent and treat scurvy.
In the 19th century Thuja was commonly used as an externally applied tincture or ointment for the treatment of warts, ringworm and thrush, and a local injection of the tincture was used for treating venereal warts.
Thuja is antibacterial. A 2017 trial showed that its extract effectively killed both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
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