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eastern white cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Summary 6

Thuja occidentalis (Eastern Arborvitae, Northern Whitecedar) is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which occurs in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, and is widely cultivated for use as an ornamental plant. It prefers areas with rich soil - in Vermont it either occurs in cliffs of calcium-rich rock or in swamps with nutrient-rich water input. It can also occur in abandoned fields. Deer shelter under cedars in the winter and eat their leaves.
Northern White Cedar can be distinguished by it's flat, scaly leaves, its tiny brown cones, and its distinctive shaggy fibrous bark.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Jocelyn Foran, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Jocelyn Foran
  2. (c) Charlie Hohn, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Charlie Hohn
  3. (c) Brynn, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Something_out_of_nothing_2.jpg/460px-Something_out_of_nothing_2.jpg
  4. anonymous, sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thuja_occidentalis.jpg
  5. (c) H. Zell, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thuja_occidentalis_004.JPG
  6. Adaptado por Charlie Hohn del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_occidentalis

Más información

Range Map

(c) William F. Johnston, algunos derechos reservados (CC-BY-NC)

NaturaLista Mapa

Temperature preference cold mountains & hollows, moderate/central areas, warm valleys/south slopes
Leaves scales
Habitat moisture dry, wetland/floodplain
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