True and False Cedar (Cedrus/Calocedrus/Thuja)
Cedrus
Columnar Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ‘Fastigiata’
Zone: 6
40′ x 10′
Full sun
Forms a striking, columnar tree with a strong central leader and ascending branches bearing short blue-green needles.
Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
Zone: 6
50′ x 30′
Full sun
Open and rigid when young, maturing to a graceful form with hanging lower branches. Needles are a sparkling silver-blue.
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’
Zone: 6
10′ x 20′
Full
Blueish-green rope like branches naturally grow in a weeping, horizontal habit. Height and width will vary depending training.
Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
Zone: 6
70′ x 40′
Full sun
Silvery blue-green needles arise from softly arching branches that become more irregular and graceful with age.
Golden Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’
Zone: 6
40′ x 25′
Full sun to bright shade
Exhibits the same graceful habit as species, becoming more broad and irregular with age, except with bright golden-yellow new growth that fades to a greenish yellow.
Cream Puff Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara ‘Cream Puff’
Zone: 6
10′ x 16′
Full to part sun
More dwarf and compact then the species, displaying vibrant white tips that are not prone to burn in the sun.
Divinely Blue Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara ‘Divinely Blue’
Zone: 6
6′ x 3′
Full sun
Dwarf cedar with blue-green needles. Conical or globose habit with lightly weeping branches.
Feelin’ Blue Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara ‘Feelin’ Blue’
Zone: 6
3′ x 6′
Full sun
Dwarf, prostrate growing cedar that forms a low weeping mound of blueish-green needles. Rarely develops a true central leader.
Kashmir Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara ‘Kashmir’
Zone: 7
50′ x 35′
Full sun
Forms a graceful, pyramidal tree with arching, pendulous branching pattern. A fast growing conifer, up to 2′ a year.
Calocedrus
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Zone: 5
50′ x 20′
Full to part sun
A Pacific Northwest native that forms a symmetrical habit with rich green, fragrant foliage.
Thuja
Excelsa Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata ‘Excelsa’
Zone: 5
35′ x 15′
Full to part sun
A fast-growing, full-bodied conifer that grows more narrow than species. Forms bright green fan-like foliage that emits an unmistakable fragrance.
Forever Goldy Arborvitae
Thuja plicata ‘4ever’
Zone: 4
15′ x 8′
Full to part sun
Upright narrow habit with golden-yellow foliage and red stems during the Fall and Winter. Foliage takes on orange tones in the Fall.
Green Giant Arborvitae
Thuja plicata x standishii ‘Green Giant’
Zone: 5
60′ x 15′
A vigorous growing tree that has a naturally narrow habit. Dense foliage that is dark green and known to hold its color well.
Sugar and Spice Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata ‘De Rakt’
Zone: 5
10′ x 4′
Full to part sun
A compact, upright, narrow growing conifer with elegant, scented, fine textures foliage.
Virescens Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata ‘Virescens’
Zone: 5
30′ x 10′
Full to part sun
Pyramidal, evergreen tree with glossy, deep green foliage and a narrower spread than the species.
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Zone: 5
80′ x 15′
Full to part sun
Fast growing, Pacific Northwest native with an upright, pyramidal habit. Fragrant dark green foliage that turns bronze in the winter.