Life Span
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Red Cedar
Number of Varieties
47
Rank: 74 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Mountain tops
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Pyramidal
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Balsam twig aphid, Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Conifer root aphid, Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, Current Season Needle Necrosis, Douglas-fir Needle midge, Douglas-fir Twig weevil, Eriophyid mite, Giant Conifer or Cinara aphid, Grovesiella Canker, Interior Needle Blight, Melampsora Needle rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Pucciniastrum Needle rust, Rhabdocline Needle Cast, Root weevil, Spruce spider mite, Swiss Needle Cast, Uredinopsis Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought