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Chinese Arborvitae

Thuja orientalis

Cupressaceae · conifer · introduced

Diseases (11)

Black Flagging
Phytophthora rubi Root Rot
Seiridium Canker
Tip Blight
Fungal growth Coniophora Growth
Didymascella thujina Leaf Blight (Keithia Blight)
Stem decay Pencil Rot (Brown Pocket Rot)
Stem decay Stem Decay
Perreniporia subacida Yellow Root Rot
Port Orford cedar root rot
Leaf Blight

Pests (15)

Borer
Cypress tip moth
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Scale insect
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Berckmann's Blight
Cedar Flagging
Shoot Tip Dieback
Twig Blight
Flat Headed And Shothole Borers
Carulaspis juniperi Juniper scale
Dichomeris marginella Juniper webworm
Various families Leafminer
Spruce bud scale
Nuculaspis californica Scale

Also Known As

  • Oriental Arborvitae

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