Woody > Thuja > Thuja occidentalis > Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'
Thuja occidentalis
'Holmstrup'
Holmstrup Arborvitae, Holmstrup Cedar
Origin: Introduced to Ontario from Denmark in 1951.
Mike's
Opinion
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A common landscape plant for hedges or as pyramidal accent plants in the landscape. A very tough, resilient cultivar.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Thuja |
| Species |
| occidentalis |
| Cultivar |
| 'Holmstrup' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -21 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -5 - 5 |
| Height |
| 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Small, dense, pyramidal cedar with dull green foliage. |
| Landscape |
| General garden use, looks great in either mass plantings or specimens, used as hedges/screening and is a beautiful vertical accent; nice winter interest although not as nice as 'Emerald'. |
| Shape |
| Densely pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Compact, narrow, dense foliage, pyramidal in stature with the foliage being a dull light-green. |
| Pests |
| Bagworm, heart rot, leaf miner, spider mites, and deer. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Brown-orange. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Rounded. |
| Leaf Description |
| Scaled, 2.5 cm long and scented. |
| Flower Description |
| White. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oblong, 2.5 cm long. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium-fine. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Take cuttings from current seasons wood with a heel from November onwards through early March. Root in perlite/peat/3/1 with about 4000 ppm of KIBA with bottom heat and mist. |
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