Thuja occidentalis

Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis
Common Name: white cedar
Family Name: Cupressaceae
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin

Leaf: Sale-like, Leathery, Glabrous, Green, Greyish green, (winter)Bronze, Acute/Sheathing/Entire

Bud: Opposite

Inflorescence: Male cone, Dioecious plant

Fruit/Seed: Cone(winged seeds), Brown, Sep/Oct,*More likely to develop on water stressed plants

Stem/Bark: Shaggy, Furrowed,  Red, Brown, Fan-like branches

Size: Height: 10 - 20m/Spread: 3.0 - 7.0m

Habit: Upright

Form: Pyramidal-narrowly

Soil: Acidic, Well-drained

Moisture: Moderate

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA): 3

Landscape use: Hedge row, Screening, Sheared hedge, Tall background

Notes: Perennial