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Thuja occidentalis L.

Northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionConiferophytaConifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
ClassPinopsidaGymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
OrderPinalesCone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
FamilyCupressaceaeCypres family, including junipers and redwoods
GenusThujaFrom the Greek name thuia or thyia, for a kind of juniper or other resinous tree
SpeciesoccidentalisFrom the west, western

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Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

4/27/2013 · Bemis Rd, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

8/18/2013 · Bemis Road, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/17/2016 · Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Maine

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/11/2011 · Strip Mall Planting, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Thuja occidentalis L. var. fastigiata H. Jaeger

Thuja occidentalis L. f. malonyana C.K. Schneid.

Thuja occidentalis L. var. nigra L.H. Bailey

Thuja occidentalis L. var. pyramidalis Zederb.

 

Thuja occidentalis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 17 Aug 2020.

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Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/11/2011 · Strip Mall Planting, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

8/11/2020 · Cliff Trail, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

9/11/2011 · Strip Mall Planting, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar, arbor vitae, arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, northern whitecedar, northern white-cedar)

8/11/2020 · Cliff Trail, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

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