Hoopsii Spruce vs Brandon Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Hoopsii Spruce vs Brandon Cedar

Picea pungens Hoopsii

Thuja occidentalis Brandon

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Hoopsii Spruce
Brandon Cedar

The Hoopsii Spruce is a cold-hardy variety that has attractive silvery-blue foliage. It is a dense evergreen tree with a distinctive pyramidal form. The needles are highly ornamental and retain their color throughout the winter, which allowed it to win the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

The Hoopsii Spruce, is a Blue Spruce cultivar and is popular due to being relatively low-maintenance and having a high pollution tolerance.

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.

Hoopsii Spruce Quick Facts

Brandon Cedar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: colorado hoopsii spruce
Other Names: brandon arborvitae