Eastern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Summary 11

Distinguishing Features: Conical shape with dense, compact evergreen foliage; scale-like leaves

Shape: 25 to 40 feet tall, pyramidal or conical shape, dense and compact
Branching: Alternate
Leaf: Simple, scale-like, less than 2 inches long, green
Flower: N/A (pollen cones yellowish, round, and about 1/12 inches in diameter)
Bark: Gray on the surface, red-brown furrows, narrow strips, can be single or multi-trunked
Fruit or Seed: Small brown cones with thin, overlapping scales, less than 0.5 inches long

Source URL:
http://phillytreemap.org/
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Thuja_occidentalis_foliage_Wisconsin.jpg
  2. (c) Dan Mullen, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/8583446@N05/3578461177/
  3. (c) Carolina Gámez, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Carolina Gámez
  4. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10322557
  5. (c) Charlie Hohn, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Charlie Hohn
  6. (c) dahlia_yasikov, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por dahlia_yasikov
  7. (c) Maggie, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/2297729568
  8. (c) Bob Heitzman, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Bob Heitzman
  9. (c) Sten Porse, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thuja-occidentalis-cones.jpg
  10. (c) Emőke Dénes, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thuja_occidentalis_2_-_20120828.jpg
  11. (c) earthwatchtrees, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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