How to Use arborvitae in a Sentence

arborvitae

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• A K9 unit was called in and caught the man hiding in some arborvitae.
  — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 20 June 2017
• The heavy rain followed by the recent spell of hot and dry weather has increased the stress on your arborvitae.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2017
• At least the arborvitae don't seem to mind the occasional swipe from a side mirror.
  — Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 30 May 2020
• New arborvitae plants are turning brown; is water to blame?
  — oregonlive.com, 15 June 2019
• High-resin woods, like spruce, pine, arborvitae and juniper, take longer to break down in the compost pile, as do oak and cottonwood tree leaves, which are high in tannin.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 16 June 2017
• Dear Dr. Dirt: Just transplanted three 9-inch arborvitae and wanted to find out how often to water them.
  — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2017
• Here are some questions asked by other gardeners, including whether to top a tree, how to fight stink bugs and how to help a struggling arborvitae.
  — OregonLive.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• Bob decided to stop at the cemetery where four generations of his family are buried, a little grouping of graves next to a white church in a stand of arborvitae trees.
  — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2019
• There was no landscaping yet — no Rose of Sharon hedge, no arborvitae screen, no butterfly garden, but the cargo on that flatbed trailer was more special than all of that.
  — By Susan Vollenweider, kansascity.com, 3 May 2017
• For instance, deer will generally eat yews and arborvitae, and leave boxwood alone.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• That’s because arborvitae are actually cone-shaped trees, not shrubs.
  — Boston.com Real Estate, 17 Oct. 2019
• Amethyst vases, decanters, and two hefty hurricanes from William Yeoward Crystal set up a striking color scheme and complement a garland made of two kinds of arborvitae.
  — Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 10 Dec. 2013
• Along the driveway there are balloon flowers, lilies, a large arborvitae, roses, honeysuckle, and climbing silver lace vine.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2019
• Evergreens like pines, spruce, yews, arborvitae and junipers shed their older inner needles.
  — Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2017
• Shake heavy snow off shrubs and trees to keep branches from breaking or bending, especially frail structures such as arborvitae, boxwoods, young rhododendrons and azaleas.
  — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• In the spring, after winter storms and hungry deer ravaged their arborvitae trees and other vegetation, Mr. Emanuel called in a horticulturist who specializes in exotic plants to help them plant bamboo on the side of the yard for more privacy.
  — Christine Hauser, New York Times, 19 May 2018
• Bagworms have been devouring needles of junipers, cedars, cypresses and arborvitae.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018
• Conducted by plant company Proven Winners, the online bracket-style competition pitted all kinds of shrubs – from arborvitae to weigela – against each other in a leafy version of basketball’s March Madness.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 30 June 2017
• Some other suitable plants include arborvitae, hemlock, holly and rosemary.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2019

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