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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. [3] [4] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
The Witch Tree as it is commonly known, also called Manidoo-giizhikens, or Little Cedar Spirit Tree by the Ojibwe First Nation tribe is an ancient Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar) growing on the shore of Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota.
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, a species of juniper native to eastern North America; Eastern white cedar, also northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis, native to eastern North America. Calocedrus, the incense cedars, a genus native to western North America, Eastern Asia; Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica; known as 杉 (Sugi) in ...
Cedarwood oil and cedar leaf oil, which are derived from Thuja occidentalis, have different properties and uses. [27] The natives of Canada used the scaled leaves of Thuja occidentalis to make a tea that has been shown to contain 50 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams; this helped prevent and treat scurvy. [28]
Thuja occidentalis (eastern white-cedar) The termite- and rot-resistant wood, durable in a range of outdoor conditions, is used in fencing, cabin logs and roof shingles. Uses: timber; landscaping, posts, pulpwood, veneers. [4] [5] MB and all eastern provinces except NL
White pine. Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) Western white pine (Pinus monticola) Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) Southern yellow pine. Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) Red cedar Eastern red cedar, (Juniperus virginiana) Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
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White cedar may refer to several different trees: Bignoniaceae. Tabebuia heterophylla - native to Caribbean islands and also cultivated as an ornamental tree; Cupressaceae: Chamaecyparis thyoides – Atlantic white cypress; Cupressus lusitanica – Mexican white cedar; Thuja occidentalis – Eastern arborvitae; Meliaceae: