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Cupressaceae
Northern white-cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Also known as Retinispora keteleeri, Thuja occidentalis f. pumila, Thuja occidentalis var. aureovariegata, Eastern white cedar
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Evergreen · Conifer · Hedge · Privacy Screen · Arborvitae · Cedar · Native · Cold Hardy · Cupressaceae · Windbreak
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Northern white-cedar is a tough, slow-growing evergreen conifer that thrives in moist, well-drained soils with partial to full sun. It is widely used as a privacy hedge or windbreak and requires very little maintenance once established. Avoid planting in dry, hot locations and provide supplemental water during prolonged drought.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings; established trees are largely self-sufficient · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.2–7
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, Korea, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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