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Thuja
Fresh from the nursery, 1 Oct 2026

Thuja

Thuja (likely occidentalis, perhaps 'Smaragd'; tbc)

A columnar thuja with flat sprays of bright green foliage, browned patches through the middle and plenty of dead inner growth.

Brush out the dead inner foliage and cut dead twigs back to green, but never into bare brown wood: thujas can't regrow from it.

Common name
Thuja
Section
Trees & shrubs
Spot
Patio (for now)
Soil
Nursery compost
Options
Bonsai · Plant out

Bonsai

If confirmed as Thuja, a possible upright conifer design.

From
A local nursery (old stock), Oct 2026
Age
About 4 years (best guess)
Next repot
Around Oct 2026
Edible
❌ Not for eating.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £15

Care & updates

Next root check
Oct 2026
  1. Observation

    Nursery-stock check: scratch-tested alive and shooting.

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Mega Drive moment Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Mega Drive)

Joe Musashi leaps through evergreen forests. This one is mostly hedge.

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