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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.
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Bark of the northern white cedar. A variety of both evergreen and deciduous trees may be present in the rich conifer swamp in addition to the dominant species. Thuja occidentalis: Northern white cedar, the dominant conifer, also known as arborvitae, a common landscape specimen in northern U.S. states and Canada. Abies balsamea: Balsam fir
Northern white cedar trees, otherwise called Giizhik trees, are very important in Anishinaabe culture. EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA — A new Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians law aims to ...
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 . This northern region supplied much of the lumber used in the first 250 years of settlement in the United States.
Coniferous forests are found in the White Mountain regions and the northern parts of New England Uplands, primarily the middle interior of Maine and northwards and especially in areas between 1300 metres (4,265 feet) and 900 metres (2,953) feet ) elevation. It is also found on parts of the Fundy coast in Maine and the Maritimes, the northern ...
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]
For the past half-century, the story of the northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) has been a sad one.In the 1970s, some 700 of these rhinos roamed their native range in Central Africa ...