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Thuja occidentalis 'Europa Gold'

white cedar 'Europa Gold'

A slow-growing, evergreen small tree or large shrub, narrowly conical in habit, with scaly golden yellow foliage, lightly tinted with orange in winter

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Size
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Yellow
Summer Green Yellow
Autumn Green Yellow
Winter Green Yellow Orange
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

West–facing or South–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H7
Botanical details
Family
Cupressaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Columnar upright
Potentially harmful
Harmful if eaten, skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Genus

Thuja are fast-growing evergreen trees of narrowly conical habit, with flat sprays of tiny, aromatic, scale-like leaves and small knobbly cones

Name status

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Shelter young plants from cold, drying winds

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Hedging and screens
Pruning

Trim hedging in spring and late summer

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insects and conifer aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus and other fungal diseases, particularly thuja blight and Coryneum canker (see conifers: brown patches)

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