Japanese Tree Lilac vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) - TreeTime.ca

Japanese Tree Lilac vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

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Japanese Tree Lilac
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Japanese Tree Lilac is an attractive, heavy-flowering lilac with fragrant white blossoms. It can be pruned to a single stem or grown as a multi-stemmed shrub.

Japanese Tree Lilac's dark reddish-brown bark peels as the tree ages, creating visual appeal for any yard, especially in the winter.

This tree is often planted along boulevards and its attractive white flowers signal spring to all who drive by.

Eastern White Cedar is a slender growing conifer often used as a decorative tree or a hedge. This tree is an effective privacy screen even in winter and a great long term solution to urban crowding or a drab yard.

Japanese Tree Lilac Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Flowers: white with yellow anthers
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar