Blue Beech vs Emerald Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Blue Beech vs Emerald Cedar

Carpinus caroliniana

Thuja occidentalis Smaragd

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Blue Beech
Emerald Cedar

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.

Emerald Cedar makes a great addition to landscapes, and is often used to form tight hedges or privacy screens. The thick scale-like foliage adds texture and colour to yards and is commonly used to line driveways. Unlike other cedars it retains its green colour throughout the fall and winter.

It is a semi dwarf species, which generally needs little pruning, but if desired it responds well to trimming. Its attractive, columnar shape and dense foliage makes it a desired landscape feature.

The Emerald Cedar won the award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Emerald Cedar Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: smaragd arborvitae, thuja occidentalis emeraude