Eastern White Cedar, Eastern/American Arborvitae

Eastern White Cedar, Eastern/American Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

A tightly upright native drought-tolerant cedar with dense scale-like foliage, ideal for screens, windbreaks, and formal hedges.

  • Upright pyramidal with slightly arching branches
  • Light green foliage grows in flattened sprays
  • Colour fades to a duller bronze-green
  • Grows open with age, exposing inner branching
  • Low tolerance for salt spray
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist, Well-drained, Wet
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
10.0 – 12.0
Mature Spread (meters)
3.0 – 4.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Habit
Columnar
Attracts Birds
✓
Ontario Native
✓
Fragrant
✓
Landscape Uses
Screening, Hedge, Accent, Mass planting, Foundation
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Typically grown as a hedge, white cedar also can be used in groupings for windscreens or for naturalizing in consistently wet areas. Damage or stem breakage may occur in the winter from ice and snow accumulation. Protection (burlap wrap) from drying winter winds and road salt is recommended in an exposed location.

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