Northern White Cedar – Everything you NEED to know
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.
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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.
Thuja occidentalis - Wikipedia
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.
Northern White Cedar (American Arborvitae) Tree Facts
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 …
NORTHERN WHITE-CEDAR - THUJA OCCIDENTALIS | The UFOR …
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.
How to Identify and Manage Northern White Cedar - Treehugger
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