White cedar 'Brabant'
Thuja occidentalis 'Brabant'
- Size
- 5 m tall, 1.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- A hedge
- Screening a view
- Green all winter
- Evergreen
- Takes a formal hedge
- Screens a view
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Shrubs
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Size when mature
- 5 m tall, 1.6 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, clay, sand
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- For pollinators
- Little
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
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Lists it is on
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Plants for a hedge13 plantsSpecies that take clipping and close into a line, with the mature height of each.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
