Wayfaring Tree vs Brandon Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Wayfaring Tree vs Brandon Cedar

Thuja occidentalis Brandon

Viburnum lantana

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Brandon Cedar
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The Brandon Cedar is a columnar evergreen with soft, dense foliage that retains its bright green color all year round. It makes for a great vertical accent on your property or as part of a hedge, it is suitable for urban gardens due to its size and it is highly shade tolerant.

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Brandon Cedar Quick Facts

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: brandon arborvitae