Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry) vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) - TreeTime.ca

Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry) vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Hippophae rhamnoides l.

Thuja occidentalis

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Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry)
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Sea Buckthorn, aka Seaberry, is a nitrogen fixing shrub that produces attractive berries high in vitamin C.

While we can't confirm claims that the berries are effective in treating various ailments, many people believe consuming the berries helps with arthritis, infections, and asthma, among other things.

Sea Buckthorn plants have attractive pale silvery-green leaves, dense branches, and large thorns, people like to grow in ornamental hedges or as a first row in a shelterbelt.

Note: Sea Buckthorn is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on separate plants. Both are required for fruit production, though only female plants bear fruit. A plant’s sex typically cannot be identified until its third or fourth year. Our seedlings are too young to determine their sex.

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.

Sea Buckthorn (Seaberry) Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

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Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


Foliage: slender silvery-green leaves
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Berries: small, edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Other Names: sallowthorn, sandthorn, seaberry
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar