Western Red Cedar vs Medora Juniper - TreeTime.ca

Western Red Cedar vs Medora Juniper

Thuja plicata

Juniperus scopulorum Medora

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Western Red Cedar
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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.

Medora Juniper has an upright, narrow growth habit that makes it well suited as either an accent shrub or as a privacy hedge or screen. It is a compact, pyramidal evergreen shrub with blue-green foliage that lasts year round.

It is low maintenance, drought tolerant, and deer resistant. Medora Juniper is known for holding its form well without pruning. If pruning is desired it is best done in late winter after the threat of extreme cold has passed.

Western Red Cedar Quick Facts

Medora Juniper Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 3a
Height: 45 m (150 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: 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: none




Other Names: giant cedar, pacific red cedar
Other Names: medora rocky mountain juniper, medora upright juniper