Why Plant Tater Tot® Arborvitae?
This tiny Tater Tot® is the cutest little Arborvitae addition to any home landscape! This Arb offers year round interest as an evergreen shrub, covered in the deep green, fan-like foliage that Arbs are known for! Maintaining its compact growth habit all on its own, the Tater Tot Arborvitae grows to heights of about 2’ and matching in width. Due to its slow growing nature, this shrub alleviates almost any need for pruning, making maintenance a breeze! So - to review - easy care, low maintenance, and the cutest little growth habit? There is simply no reason not to plant this darling bundle of joy in your landscape!
How to use Tater Tot® Arborvitae in the landscape?
The Tater Tot® Arborvitae is the perfect petite addition to any home landscape. Accenting beds and borders when planted in the landscape, these little globes do well in full sun to partial shade locations. When grown in containers, the evergreen foliage provides a natural filler backdrop for the spillers. Naturally keeping its compact shape means less work for you, so buy 'em up and explore your creative side with these charming little landscape bubbles!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
How To Plant Tater Tot® Arborvitae
Tater Tot® Arborvitae are not only super cute, but they are also easy to grow! These little landscape bubbles enjoy locations that offer moist, well draining soil. They love locations that offer full sun, while sometimes enjoying some light shade in the hot afternoon. They are low maintenance, not requiring any pruning. One final bonus - they're deer resistant too!
How To Water
The steps for watering your Tater Tot® Arborvitae are as simple as can be! Once planted, we recommend watering at least twice a week until they are established. At that point, you may limit this to once a week. We recommend keeping an eye on your local weather and water when necessary during periods of inclement weather such as drought.
How To Fertilize
When planting the Tater Tot® Arborvitae, it is best to incorporate the Bower & Branch Elements Starter Plant Food. After that, it's best to apply fertilizer in spring, before the push of new growth, then again in fall to ensure the health of the shrub.
How To Prune
The Tater Tot® Arborvitae maintains its neat and compact growth habit throughout its lifetime, meaning the need for pruning is just about nonexistent! If you do choose to prune for a quick shaping, we recommend doing so in the spring, after the new growth emerges. This will allow you to see where trimming should take place without damaging the Arb itself.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
