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Thuja (any variety) (Cedar (any variety))
1 hour care
per year
per year
35m
Max height
Max height
10m
Max spread
Max spread
20-50 Years
To maturity
To maturity
Low
Toxicity
Toxicity
Plant details
Botanical name
Thuja (any variety)
Other names
Cedar (any variety), Arborvitae (any variety)
Genus
Thuja Thuja
Variety or Cultivar
Thuja (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Thuja (Cedar), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Thuja (any variety) are conical or rounded, slow-growing, evergreen, coniferous shrubs or trees with flattened sprays of ovate, scale-like, aromatic, green, yellow-green, or golden-yellow leaves, some flushed bronze or purple in winter.
Thuja (any variety) is: Evergreen
Habit
Conical, Rounded
Toxicity
Contact with the skin may cause irritation.
Foliage
Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Winter; Golden-yellow, Yellow-green, Green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Scale insects Scale insects
Canker Canker
General care
Pruning
Little to no pruning required.
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Where to grow
Thuja (any variety) (Cedar (any variety)) will reach a height of 35m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 Years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Rock, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Needs protection from drying winds when young.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
Companion plants
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Botanical name
Thuja (any variety)
Other names
Cedar (any variety), Arborvitae (any variety)
Genus
Thuja Thuja
Variety or Cultivar
Thuja (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Thuja (Cedar), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
Thuja (any variety) are conical or rounded, slow-growing, evergreen, coniferous shrubs or trees with flattened sprays of ovate, scale-like, aromatic, green, yellow-green, or golden-yellow leaves, some flushed bronze or purple in winter.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Conical, Rounded
Toxicity
Contact with the skin may cause irritation.
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Colour
Foliage
Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Winter; Golden-yellow, Yellow-green, Green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Specific diseases
General care
Pruning
Little to no pruning required.
Propagation methods
Semi-hardwood cuttings
Monthly care advice
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Where to grow
Thuja (any variety) (Cedar (any variety)) will reach a height of 35m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 Years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Rock, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Needs protection from drying winds when young.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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