Add texture, movement, and whimsical charm to your landscape with this live Thuja ‘Whipcord’, a unique dwarf Western Red Cedar prized for its fountain-like weeping habit and glossy threadlike foliage. This evergreen conifer forms a graceful mound of cascading cord-like branches that create year-round interest in gardens, patios, and containers. The foliage maintains a rich glossy green color during the growing season before shifting into attractive bronze tones in winter for added seasonal beauty.

Slow growing and naturally compact, ‘Whipcord’ reaches approximately 2.5 feet tall and wide in 10 years, making it ideal for rock gardens, fairy gardens, foundation beds, woodland edges, decorative containers, and smaller landscapes. Hardy, low maintenance, and resistant to deer and rabbits, this ornamental cedar delivers architectural texture and dependable evergreen beauty in any garden setting.

You will receive:
1 live Thuja ‘Whipcord’
Originally grown in #1 container
Healthy, rooted evergreen conifer
Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Whipcord Western Red Cedar
• Botanical Name: Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; water regularly during dry periods
• Mature Height: Approximately 2.5 feet in 10 years
• Mature Width: Approximately 2.5 feet
• Growth Habit: Cascading fountain-like dwarf form
• Growth Rate: Slow (2–4 inches annually)
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Foliage Color: Glossy green turning bronze in winter
• Special Features: Deer resistant, rabbit resistant, low maintenance
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for decorative containers and patios

Landscape Uses

• Rock gardens and fairy gardens
• Decorative patio containers
• Foundation plantings
• Woodland garden accents
• Small-space evergreen landscapes

Care Tip

Mulch around the root zone to help maintain moisture and protect roots from temperature extremes. Full sun encourages denser growth and stronger winter coloration.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.