Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Pygmy Caragana - TreeTime.ca

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Pygmy Caragana

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Pygmy Caragana
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

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.

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 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: none
Suckering: none


Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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