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No matter how long the sectional, we all have a favorite cushion we sit on. Almost as if there’s a magnetic pull to one spot.
From my favorite spot in my living room, there’s a window across the room that I always look out of to check the weather: is it sunny? windy? cloudy? Then I noticed I’m always looking into my neighbor’s yard.
So I was in the market for an evergreen to improve my view all year round.
When searching for evergreen screening options, green giant or emerald green arborvitaes are a popular choice.
However, I wanted to have something different in my landscape, something with a silver or blue hue. Yes, there are blue Christmas trees!
I went through my phone for plant pictures I had taken from recent nursery trips.
I came across a Burkii Eastern Red Cedar. I had taken a photo of this evergreen on 2 separate occasions without realizing it.
I suspect it was because it had striking blue berries all over it.
I went back to the nursery that still had it in stock to purchase it for my landscape.
Once again, my hitch cargo carrier did not fail me. I cannot begin to calculate how much I have saved in delivery fees by having my own cargo carrier.
There is a funny story involving my carrier and a tree that you can also read about.
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What to know about Eastern Red Cedar Burkii:
Here are some key characteristics of the Eastern Red Cedar ‘Burkii’:
• Size: It typically grows to be a small to medium-sized tree, reaching heights of 10-20 ft tall and 10-15 ft wide at maturity.
• Foliage: The ‘Burkii’ variety is known for its dense, blue-green foliage when it’s warm outside and grey-purple foliage when it’s cold.
• Berries: Female Eastern Red Cedars produce small, round, bluish berries that are a food source for birds during the winter months.
• Growth Rate: It has a slow to moderate growth rate of 1.5ft per year.
• Shape: The tree has a pyramidal shape, which can make it good for privacy screens or as a specimen plant.
Other blue evergreens to consider:
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