Western Red Cedar vs Rocky Mountain Juniper - TreeTime.ca

Western Red Cedar vs Rocky Mountain Juniper

Thuja plicata

Juniperus scopulorum

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Western Red Cedar
Rocky Mountain Juniper

Western Red Cedar is native to the Pacific Northwest, and is the largest tree in the cypress family. Featuring horizontal branching with scale-like dark green foliage that has a strong aroma. The wood is naturally durable and light, and is resistant to decay and insects, making it sought after for house siding, paneling, furniture, and fences. This is British Columbia's official tree.

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.

Western Red Cedar Quick Facts

Rocky Mountain Juniper Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 3a
Height: 45 m (150 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: low




Other Names: giant cedar, pacific red cedar
Other Names: mountain red cedar, rocky mountain cedar