Looks like it has the glandular foliage of Thuja occidentalis.

Agree^....and agree it's a great plant, much superior-in my book-to most of the cultivars. Straight species Thuja occidentalis is already a dense plant. But in making the selections for all the cultivars that are out there, plants people seemed to always select those that grew even more slowly and thus have even tighter structure. I prefer this somewhat rangier look, where you can still see the tiered branch arrangement. That's how they all look in my woods, full of species T. o.

Dwarf and compact forms are selected and distributed because most people aren't planting woods. And much of today's garden center market isn't even interested in decorative woody plants at all, let alone species conifers reaching full size.

Tue, but this is a forum where tree enthusiasts talk about trees!

Actually the dominant interest among conifer enthusiasts is in dwarf and slow growing garden selections, hence

plants people seemed to always select those that grew even more slowly and thus have even tighter structure

as most collectors do not have

woods, full of species T. o

but instead the same small or otherwise intensively maintained/tidy plots as casually interested property owners, for whom a highly unnatural neatness is a priority.

Nevertheless, I wasn't aware of any such distinction in terms of "who this forum is for". Nor does one exist!

Thank you so much everyone! I am trying to go for a natural forest look around the border of my property, especially since it backs up directly to a very large horse park. We have some hemlocks that are probably about 25 feet and I wanted to extend that feel with some Chinese hemlocks, big leaf magnolia, southern magnolia, and American holly. Underneath that will go rhododendrons and such.

Given that info, the more natural-looking seedlings of arborvitae that you've found would be more in keeping with this look than the tight hamburger buns, bratwurst standing on end, etc. of cultivars. I rest my case, lol!

check out the first link

ken

i hate when i forget the link: https://www.google.com/search?q=KY+soil+conservation+plant+sales&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Great photos for ID by the way!