The species is not recommended north of Sunset zone 32 or USDA zone 7, but multiple mature specimens in zone 37 in North Jersey contradict that. 'Shalimar', 'Kashmir', 'Karl Fuchs' (possibly to USDA zone 5), and 'Eisregen' (claimed zone 5) are hardier than the species.
Prodigious pollen producer. Repels insects.
Root pruning aids transplanting. Soil compaction tolerance is debated (UFL vs. USDA).
Sunset also suggests that this cedar can be pruned into a "spreading low or high shrub". AHS says part shade is preferred, and Cal Poly, NCSU, and USDA indicate tolerance of part shade.
'Bracken's Best Cedar'/'BBC' is full and dense but still reaches nearly full size, still with weeping branch tips like the species. 'Bush's Electra'/'Electra Blue' has branches that curve upward rather than droop. 'Gold Cone' has yellow new growth that holds color well all year, contrasting with greener older needles. 'Snow Sprite' has new shoots of white, turning yellow in summer through bluish in the fall, much tighter and smaller than the species (categorized by the American Conifer Society as a "dwarf", that is, growing 1-6"/year).
Sources: UFL, Sunset, Cal Poly, AHS, Odenwald/Turner, NCSU, Dirr & Warren, USDA.
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