Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Alpine Currant - TreeTime.ca

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Alpine Currant

Thuja occidentalis

Ribes alpinum

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Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)
Alpine Currant

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.

Alpine Currant is a great shrub to plant along sidewalks, near building or at your property boundary as a hedge or accent species. It is widely used by commercial landscapers in parking lots and near buildings because of its hardiness, attractiveness, and pollution tolerance.

While Alpine Currant produces edible berries, they are not palatable.

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Alpine Currant Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small, bright red
Flowers: greenish yellow and fragrant
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low




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