*Thuja occidentalis

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*Thuja occidentalis
AMERICAN ARBORVITAE

Cupressaceae
N.E. North America

Location: map coordinates T-33 (southeast of Bank of America Building), N 39°11'4'' W 75°32'27''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • medium-sized evergreen tree, conifer
  • etymology: Thuja from Greek name for a juniper; occidentalis = western
  • common name “arborvitae” means “tree of life”, for medicinal uses (but contains neurotoxin thujone)
  • also known as eastern arborvitae, northern white-cedar, eastern white-cedar (but not related to true cedars [Cedrus])
  • leaves scale-like, forming flat sprays
  • cones slender, with brown scales
  • habitat wet forests, swamps; can by very long-lived; browsed by deer
  • popular ornamental

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)

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