Eastern White Cedar
Latin Name: Thuja occidentalis
Current Height and Cost: 2 ft - $35 delivered
Eventual Size at Maturity: Height - 20ft Spread - 7ft
Space Requirements: minimum 8ft x 8ft area
Form: pyramidal
Growth Rate: medium
Tolerates Standing Water: yes
Light Required: full sun to ½ shade
Fall Colour: bronze
Flowers evergreen
Fruit: produces ½” long cones
Wildlife and Other Notes: excellent winter habitat for songbirds
Shrub Tips: useful as a hedge or windbreak
Photos courtesy of UConn Plant Database www.hort.uconn.edu/plants





