Why plant a cedar hedge?

The ornamental Thuja occidentalis (commonly known as cedar) is a tree used primarily as a hedge in urban areas. Its adaptation to the sun and its endurance when pruning make it a functional plant of choice. Several roles considered to be advantages of plants in the city are attributed to it. In addition, depending on the climates of Quebec, the cedar, with its evergreen foliage, preserves its functions as a vegetative screen and demarcation in winter and summer. Indeed, Thuja occidentalis is originally a native tree whose terminal spire is removed, the crown to delimit its height and whose lateral pruning is carried out on its branches to control its width and shape. Cedar is a plant that has adapted rather well to urban conditions, especially according to the direct sunlight and the few problems encountered at the physiological level. Indeed, there are few diseases and few insect problems on cedar and it tolerates the clay soils of the greater Montreal area relatively well. In addition, its root system does well in the presence of soil compaction (which does not mean not aerating the soil to prevent subsidence from suffocating the root system), which is very interesting in a residential environment considering the use of front and back courts

Properly maintained through balanced irrigation, regular addition of amendments (composted plant matter for example), aeration of your soil, annual maintenance pruning, the cedar hedge is an excellent ornamental plant used for the delimitation of real estate funds, soil retention (avoid erosion), as a windbreak, as a vegetative screen, as a dust filter, etc. not to mention that cedar also has a role in capturing CO2 and maintaining an active life in soil dynamics. These are unavoidable advantages in the search for respect for the environment. Cedar is also an effective way to avoid confining your privacy surrounded by fences made of inert materials.

Varying your vegetation is not a luxury, but a long-term way of looking at it ecologically and economically. Monoculture is harmful and planting more than one species of plant on your property allows you to put all the chances on your side. Accompany your cedar hedge with ornamental trees distributed throughout your real estate fund. Grasses, herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs will create, well maintained by specialists, a privileged and well-thought-out environment.

The costs incurred by poor planting choices (the right tree in the right place), monoculture in times of fungal or insect epidemics, poor maintenance will be disproportionate to the costs of maintenance by a specialist.