The correct botanical name of this cultivar is Thuja occidentalis ‘Linesville,’ but the more colorful name Mr. Bowling Ball™ was attached to it for marketing purposes and it has crept into the nomenclature — although purists resist it. Because it’s an Eastern Arborvitae it has all the generous cultural characteristics of the species plus a unique, nearly perfect round shape that requires no pruning and will stay dwarf, perhaps 30 inches (75 cm) at maturity. It also maintains its shape to the ground giving the appearance of a sphere sitting on the landscape.

 

↑  90 cm  (3’)  ↔   90 cm  (3’)

Zone  4   ☼