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
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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
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New arborvitae plants are turning brown; is water to blame?
—oregonlive.com, 15 June 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For instance, deer will generally eat yews and arborvitae, and leave boxwood alone.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
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That’s because arborvitae are actually cone-shaped trees, not shrubs.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 17 Oct. 2019
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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
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Along the driveway there are balloon flowers, lilies, a large arborvitae, roses, honeysuckle, and climbing silver lace vine.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2019
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Evergreens like pines, spruce, yews, arborvitae and junipers shed their older inner needles.
—Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2017
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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
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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
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Bagworms have been devouring needles of junipers, cedars, cypresses and arborvitae.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 6 July 2018
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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
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Some other suitable plants include arborvitae, hemlock, holly and rosemary.
—Washington Post, 30 July 2019
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