Hoopsii Spruce vs Emerald Cedar - TreeTime.ca

Hoopsii Spruce vs Emerald Cedar

Thuja occidentalis Smaragd

Picea pungens Hoopsii

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Emerald Cedar
Hoopsii Spruce

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.

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.

Emerald Cedar Quick Facts

Hoopsii Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: smaragd arborvitae, thuja occidentalis emeraude
Other Names: colorado hoopsii spruce