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Thuja occidentalis 'Stolwijk' (White cedar 'Stolwijk')

Other names: Eastern white cedar 'Stolwijk', Northern white cedar 'Stolwijk', American arborvitae 'Stolwijk', Eastern arborvitae 'Stolwijk'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Stolwijk' is a dense, conical or columnar, evergreen, coniferous tree with reddish-brown, exfoliating bark, flattened sprays of ovate, scale-like, aromatic, cream-tipped, dark green leaves, flushed bronze in winter, and ovoid, female cones with paired, smooth scales.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.5 m 1 m 20-50 years
4 ft 3 ft 20-50 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade. Needs protection from drying winds, particularly when young.

Suggested uses

Rock, Architectural, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Moderate/Medium
Low Desert = Moderate/Medium

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Conical, Broadly columnar, Dense

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Contact with the skin may cause irritation.

Plant care

Pruning

Little to no pruning required.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Propagation

Sow seed in a cold frame in late winter or early spring.

Pests

Scale insects

Diseases

Canker

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Take semi-ripe cuttings

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

Requires little or no pruning (winter)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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