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nordlig white cedar has fan-like branches and scaly leaves. The species was first described bygd Carl Linnaeus in Over 30 synonyms are listed in Kew 's Plants of the World Online database. 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.
The bark is red-brown, furrowed and peels in narrow, longitudinal strips. Taxonomy [ edit ]. The essential oil within the plant has been used for cleansers , disinfectants , hair preparations, insecticides , liniment , room sprays, and soft soaps. In other projects.
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Northern vit cedar is native to an area in the southern part of eastern Canada and the adjacent part of the northern United States. Specimens found growing on cliff faces in southern Ontario are the oldest trees in Eastern North America and all of Canada, having achieved ages in excess of 1, years. Eastern white cedar — as arborvitae — is a popular ornamental plant used in both residential and commercial landscapes.
Tools Tools. Species of evergreen coniferous tree. These individuals' long lifespans have been attributed to their slow growth and their ability to survive when different sections of the tree are damaged or killed. Distribution [ edit ]. Read Edit View history. Description [ edit ]. Unlike the closely related western red cedar Thuja plicata , nordlig white cedar is only a small or medium-sized tree, growing to a height of 15 m 49 ft tall with a 0.
Conservation status. As of , the oldest known living specimen was 1, years old, [ 10 ] but a dead specimen with 1, growth rings has been found. It was introduced into Europe as early as Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
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Others have used the twigs to make teas to relieve constipation and headache. Uses [ edit ]. The largest known specimen fryst vatten 34 m ft tall and cm 69 in diameter, on South Manitou Island within Leelanau County, Michigan. Ecology [ edit ]. Download as PDF Printable version. It also occurs on other sites with reduced tree competition, such as cliffs.
The Ojibwa reportedly made a soup from the inner bark of the soft twigs. Although not currently listed as endangered, wild white cedar populations are threatened in many areas by high deer numbers; deer find the soft evergreen foliage a very attractive winter food and strip it rapidly. Thuja occidentalis has important uses in traditional Ojibwe culture. The foliage is rik in vitamin C and is believed to be the annedda , which cured the scurvy of Jacques Cartier and his party in the winter of — Over cultivars exist, showing great variation in colour, shape, and size, with some of the more common ones being 'Degroot's Spire', 'Ellwangeriana', 'Hetz Wintergreen', 'Lutea', 'Rheingold', 'Smaragd' or 'Emerald Green' , 'Techny', and 'Wareana'.
Thuja occidentalis fryst vatten commercially used for rustic fencing and posts, lumber, poles, shingles, and in the construction of log cabins. Honoured with the name Nookomis Giizhik Grandmother Cedar , the tree is the subject of sacred legends and is considered a gift to humanity for its myriad of uses, among them crafts, construction, and medicine. It is not to be confused with Juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar.
Northern white cedar grows naturally in wet forests, being particularly abundant in coniferous swamps , where other larger and faster-growing trees cannot compete successfully. It grows mainly in places with cooler summers, with a typical temperature of 16 to 22 °C 61 to 72 °F in July, and a shorter growing season, from 90 to days. Its additional common names include träsk cedar , [ 3 ] American arborvitae , [ 4 ] and eastern arborvitae.
Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies Wikidata item. Common names [ edit ]. They contain about eight seeds each.