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: these plants typically reach maturity and make their sex easily known (females producing fruit) in their 3rd or 4th year of growth. Our seedlings are too young to identify 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

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small, edible
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: none

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: sallowthorn, sandthorn, seaberry
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar