Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Rocky Mountain Juniper - TreeTime.ca

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Rocky Mountain Juniper

Thuja occidentalis

Juniperus scopulorum

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Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)
Rocky Mountain Juniper

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.

The Rocky Mountain Juniper is a columnar and slightly rounded evergreen shrub that features foliage with colours that range from a light green to a dark blue-green. It produces round, dark-blue berry-like cones that ripen in the second year.

Rocky Mountain Junipers have great ornamental value due to its varying colours and can attract wildlife into your yard as the “berries” are favored by birds.

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Rocky Mountain Juniper Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Foliage: blue-green
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar
Other Names: mountain red cedar, rocky mountain cedar