Siberian Fir vs Eastern Red Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Fir vs Eastern Red Cedar

Juniperus virginiana

Abies sibirica

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Eastern Red Cedar
Siberian Fir

Eastern Red Cedar is native to eastern Canada and is actually a variety of juniper, not cedar. Its pyramidal crown, low hanging branches, and dense, compact foliage makes it an ideal windbreak or shelterbelt tree.

Eastern Red Cedar will attract wildlife to your yard and provide food and shelter for multiple varieties of birds. If you are on the east coast looking to create a windbreak, consider Eastern Red Cedar.

Siberian Fir is an evergreen tree best known for its strong aroma. This tree's needles are popular for essential oils and aromatherapy. It also grows softwood that is used for furniture and wood pulp. This species is very cold hardy and shade tolerant.

This species is bright green and conical shaped. Most interesting is its upright blue cones that fade into brown as they mature.

Eastern Red Cedar Quick Facts

Siberian Fir Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 30 m (100 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Bark: smooth, mostly brown with green in places
Flowers: bright pink cone-like
Cones: long and cylindrical cones, turning from blue to brown
Seeds: cones break up into triangular seeds
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no