Scientific Name:
Thuja occidentalis
'Fastigiata'
Pronunciation:
THOO-yuh ok-sih-den-TAY-liss
Common Name:
pyramidal cedar
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Columnar, fine-textured evergreen commonly used as a hedge; leaves scale-like, dull gray-green (compared to emerald cedar which has more vertically oriented branchlets with thinner, glossy-dark green scale leaves).
Habit:
Fastigiate, Upright
Form:
Columnar, Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Canada - eastern, Garden origin, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Sheared hedge, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite, Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Grayish-green foliage; bronze in winter
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow, Brown
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
More likely to develop on water stressed plants.
Bark Morphology:
Shaggy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
needs yearly shearing and shaping to tolerate snowfall if used as hedge
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
