European Mountain Ash vs Brandon Cedar - TreeTime.ca

European Mountain Ash vs Brandon Cedar

Thuja occidentalis Brandon

Sorbus aucuparia

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

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Brandon Cedar
European Mountain Ash

The Brandon Cedar is a columnar evergreen with soft, dense foliage that retains its bright green color all year round. It makes for a great vertical accent on your property or as part of a hedge, it is suitable for urban gardens due to its size and it is highly shade tolerant.

European Mountain Ash is an attractive, ornamental tree. This medium-sized tree produces tiny white-yellow flowers in the spring and decorative clusters of small red/orange berries in the summer. Its bitter fruit is often used to make Rowan Jelly, is a traditional garnish for wild game and venison. Ideal for residential lots, European Mountain Ash will attracts birds to your property.

Brandon Cedar Quick Facts

European Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: small white flowers in clusters
Berries: bunches of berries
Seeds: located within the fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: brandon arborvitae
Other Names: quickbeam, rowan