Northern White Cedar
Scientific Name:Thuja occidentalis


NOTES: Coniferous evergreen. Scale-like, aromatic, yellow-green to green foliage appears in flattened sprays. Red-brown bark exfoliates on mature branches and trunks. Intolerant of dry conditions.

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Northern White Cedar
Genus species: Thuja occidentalis
Common Name: Northern White Cedar
Family Name: Cupressaceae  
Shrubs or trees; cone-bearing.
Seed Type: Gymnosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Tree
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:M. Becus

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