NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Thuja occidentalis
American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Flat Cedar
Scientific Name: |
Thuja occidentalis |
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Genus: |
Thuja |
Species Epithet: |
occidentalis |
Common Name: |
American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Flat Cedar |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) |
Native/Alien: |
US Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
12-36 ft., 36-72 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
March, April |
Growing Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
Dry limestone, dolostone, and calcareous sandstone cliffs, talus, and boulderfields, rarely in our area in calcareous swamps, also planted and persisting around old homesites and cemeteries (mainly in the Mountains). No definitive records for NC. Native south to VA and TN. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Nothing Specified |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
SU: Unrankable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W3: Watch List: Rare but Questionable Documentation (*Key) |
Notes: |
Cultivars available. NC Rank SE?. |
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Scalelike, densely spaced needles, with brown cones Barnstable County MA
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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Links: |
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/thuja/occidentalis/ |
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