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Brandon White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis 'Brandon'

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Brandon White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Brandon') at Eagle Lake Nurseries

Brandon White Cedar

Brandon White Cedar

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Height:  13 feet

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Other Names:  Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae

Description:

A characteristically narrowly and spire-like evergreen for home landscape use, dense foliage remains bright year round; grows quite tall, makes a stunning vertical accent, hardy and adaptable, takes pruning well; best with some sun

Ornamental Features

Brandon White Cedar is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has rich green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Brandon White Cedar is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Brandon White Cedar is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Shade
  • Vertical Accent
  • Hedges/Screening

Planting & Growing

Brandon White Cedar will grow to be about 13 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Shade  Articulation  Screening 
Applications
Plant Form  Winter Value 
Ornamental Features