Areolar Tissue is loose connective tissue that consists of a meshwork of collagen, elastic tissue, and reticular fibres-with many connective tissue cells in between the meshwork of fibres. The fibres that form the mesh structure of areolar tissue include:
Normal growth rates for Emerald Green (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') are between 6 to 12 per year once established and tapering off as they reach about 12' to 15'. I'd be suprised to see more than about 18 per year even in ideal conditions.
Arborvitae/White Cedar (Thuja) Youll be hard pressed to find a selection of our native arborvitae that matures in that ideal range of three to four feet tall and wide for an evergreen shrub. However, several of the larger varieties have potential as moderately-sized screening plants. Ive always been particularly impressed with the cultivars `Emerald, `Holmstrup, and `Techny, for example. They grow relatively quickly and fill out nicely without shearing as long as theyre grown in full sun - and providing that you dont have a herd of deer camping out in your backyard as they love arborvitae!