Hello this is my first post to this community. I will soon be married & this is at my future wife's home. We will be working on improvements to the garden area. So I may be active here soon.
In this post a neighbor asked what this tree is called. Maybe someone can let me know
Thank you
Kevin

Arborvitae?

Yes, some kind of Juniper.

Where is your picture taken? Your post shows Florida as where you are from, but that doesn't always mean that is where the plant is from that you want ID of. Knowing the location equals knowing a bit about the growing conditions that this plant experiences, or what can possibly grow there.

I think that may be the plant sometimes called Oriental Arborvitae, but is a species known as Platycladus orientalis (syn. Thuja orientalis, Biota orientalis).

Those vertical planar sprays of foliage are a good ID feature. Apparently, this species is quite common in FL all the way down into the Keys.

Oriental Arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis)

Definitely a juniper.

I'm just not sure what type.

KevinGalia can take some additional closeup images of this plant and its foliage. He may even wish to snip off a piece, lay it down in good light, and photo both sides of this conifer's distinctive foliage.

Then, all will be able to note how much like a Thuja sp. this plant appears - thus why it used to be attributed to that genus, and still retains Arborvitae in its common name.

gardenfish said:Arborvitae?

Thank you very much gardenfish

DaisyI said:Yes, some kind of Juniper.

Thank you Daisy

Johannian said:Definitely a juniper.

Thank you John

ViburnumValley said:KevinGalia can take some additional closeup images of this plant and its foliage. He may even wish to snip off a piece, lay it down in good light, and photo both sides of this conifer's distinctive foliage.

Then, all will be able to note how much like a Thuja sp. this plant appears - thus why it used to be attributed to that genus, and still retains Arborvitae in its common name.

Yes Viburnum

Looks like a Thuja to me (arborvitae)

FatalBert said:Looks like a Thuja to me (arborvitae)

Thank you FatalBert

It would be very easy to tell if you showed us some berries.

I think this is a Thuja (arborvitae) or Platycladus, as others have said. Junipers don't grow foliage in flat sprays like this, in my experience so far.

After initial questions to the OP, I usually wait for answers before going forward. We haven't gotten answers: Where is the shrub located? What do the fruits look like?

I agree, its most likely a thuji/Arborvitae. I classify them all as Junipers (I know, my bad) but, I didn't bother to correct myself because I was waiting for answers.

DaisyI said:After initial questions to the OP, I usually wait for answers before going forward. We haven't gotten answers: Where is the shrub located? What do the fruits look like?

I agree, its most likely a thuji/Arborvitae. I classify them all as Junipers (I know, my bad) but, I didn't bother to correct myself because I was waiting for answers.

Very sorry I thought that I did, guess just thought it

Sunrise Fl, Fort Lauderdale

Thank you. About the only Thuja/Arborvitae that will grow in Ft. Lauderdale is a cultivator of Thuja occidentalis.

DaisyI said:Thank you. About the only Thuja/Arborvitae that will grow in Ft. Lauderdale is a cultivator of Thuja occidentalis.

Ah ok Daisy, very informative thank you very much.