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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.
Northern white-cedar Native No Tilia americana: American linden Large Native Yes Tilia cordata: Littleleaf linden Large Non-native Yes Tilia tomentosa: Silver linden Large Non-native Yes Tsuga canadensis: Eastern hemlock Native No Ulmus americana: American elm Large Native Yes No Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' Camperdown elm Medium Non-native, Not ...
In the north woods, white and black spruce grow. The soil throughout the Northern Forest is generally poor. The most visible tree type in the region are conifers. The most prevalent conifers are balsam fir, eastern hemlock, northern white cedar, and eastern white pine .
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:
In Canada, the New England-Acadian forests ecoregion includes the Eastern Townships and Beauce regions of southern Quebec, half of New Brunswick and most of Nova Scotia, and in the United States, the North Country of New York State, most of Maine, the Lake Champlain and the Champlain Valley of Vermont, the uplands and coastal plain of New ...
Coniferous trees include eastern white pine, northern white cedar, and eastern red cedar. There are countless flowering plants which include the purple prairie clover, marsh pea, white avens, black raspberry, steeple bush and many more. [7] Invasive species are an ongoing concern for conservationist at the refuge.
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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.