Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'
Hetz Midget Cedar, Dwarf Cedar, Hetz Midget Globe Cedar, Hetz Midget Eastern White Cedar
- Main interest:
- compact, round evergreen, slow grower, very hardy
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Flower colour:
- non-flowering
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- non-flowering
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 4 ft (1.2 m) width: 4 ft (1.2 m)
- Use:
- specimen, border, small garden, foundation, rock garden, mass planting, container
Hetz Midget Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget') is a compact, dwarf cedar with a ball-shaped habit, and refined green evergreen foliage. A dense shrub, it grows quite slowly to 4 feet tall and slightly wider. A good size for small gardens; rock gardens; or planted in mixed borders, as a specimen, or in planters. Plant Hetz Midge Globe Cedar en masse in larger gardens for a wonderful swath of texture.
Slow growing and very hardy, Hetz Midget Dwarf Globe Cedar prefers sun to part shade, but will lose foliage will if it doesn’t get enough sun. Likes moist, well drained soils. It does best in a somewhat sheltered location as drying winter winds can damage the foliage. Mulch Hetz Midget Cedar in winter, and wrap to protect in hardiness area colder than zone 3a (-40 °C).
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Also known as: Northern White Cedar, Hetz Midget Arborvitae, Hetz Midget Dwarf Globe Cedar, Dwarf Globe Arborvitae, Dwarf Globe Thuja, Compact Cedar, Compact Arborvitae, Hetz Midget American Arborvitae, Hetz Midget Eastern White Cedar, Swamp Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae