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Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Blue Beech

Carpinus caroliniana

Thuja occidentalis

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Blue Beech
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

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.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2b
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


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