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Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Nannyberry

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Nannyberry
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Nannyberry is a hardy shrub known for attracting wildlife. Its clusters of white flowers and tasty berries are suitable for bees, birds, and other animals.

Nannyberry is also used in urban yards and landscaping. This shrub makes a beautiful ornamental and is small enough to grow underneath power lines. Its berries can be eaten fresh or used in baking and preserves.

Makes a great hedge or privacy screen in an urban yard. Often has great red fall color to complement its spring flowers.

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.

Nannyberry 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: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Bark: gray and scaly
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Flowers: white
Berries: red to purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NB
Native to: MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Other Names: sheepberry, sweet viburnum
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar