Northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis) is also called eastern white-cedar, arborvitae, and swamp-cedar. The name arborvitae or "tree of life" dates from the 16th century when the French explorer Cartier learned from the Indians how to use the tree's foliage to treat scurvy.

Northern White Cedar is a coniferous tree native to Eastern and Northern North America. Scientifically known as Thuja occidentalis, this evergreen tree will grow 40-60′ tall at maturity in full sun and moist to medium-moist soil. Valuable to wildlife, this tree feeds birds, white-tail deer, squirrel, porcupine, and caterpillars of several moths.

Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [1] eastern white-cedar, [2] or arborvitae, [2] [3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States.

2016年11月14日 · Northern white cedar also called swamp cedar is an evergreen species of conifers found in eastern Canada and many places in the United States. Since its barks, twigs, and sap are believed to have medicinal properties, it …

Common Name: northern white-cedar, arborvitae Scientific Name: Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Thuja Species: occidentalis Hardiness Zone: 2 to 7 Height: 20 to 40 ft Width: 10 to 15 ft . Common characteristics: The northern white-cedar is a shrub to small tree, heights can reach 20' to 40' tall and 10' to 15' wide.

2018年3月14日 · Northern white-cedar is a slow growing native North American boreal tree with the scientific name Thuja occidentalis. Arborvitae is another name for the tree in its cultivated and...

Northern white cedar differs from western red-cedar (Thuja plicata) in leaf color (dull yellowish-green on both surfaces), minutely mucronate scales of the seed cones, and geography. Distribution: The primary range of northern white-cedar is in eastern-southeastern Canada (west to Manitoba) and adjacent states of New England and

Though fourth-most abundant among trees in Maine, northern white-cedar remains one of the least-studied tree spe-cies in North America. There is much we don’t know about this species, though what we do know is remarkable.

Northern white-cedar (eastern white cedar; Thuja occidentalis L.) is an important tree species in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, occurring both in pure stands and as a minor species in mixed stands of hardwoods or other softwoods.

American arborvitae is a woody, needled evergreen tree in the cypress family (Cupressaceae) that is native to eastern and central Canada and the eastern and north-central portions of the United States. The species epithet, occidentalis, means from the Western world.