Name: Rheingold Cedar, Rheingold Arborvitae
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2953-2G
Price: 36.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'

A golden-foliaged cedar with striking year-round colour and a dense habit, suited to specimen planting and mixed borders.

Dense, broadly globose, becoming conical with age
Compact new foliage is golden-bronze, hardening off to yellow
Excellent for a splash of colour and interesting texture
Low tolerance of dry or drought conditions
Low tolerance for salt spray

Size

2 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Average, Moist, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

1.0 – 1.25

Mature Spread (meters)

0.8 – 1.0

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Yellow

Fall Colour

Orange

Habit

Mounding

Attracts Birds

✓

Fragrant

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Foundation, Container, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Rheingold cedars benefit from light pruning to obtain a more compact shape. Protection (burlap wrap) from drying winter winds is recommended in an exposed location as "winter burn" is not uncommon with this cultivar.

Notes

Also referred to as American Arborvitae, Eastern White-Cedar, Northern White-Cedar.