Characteristics
Thuja occidentalis L.
northern white cedar, arbor vitae
Calcareous cliffs and ledges, rocky summits, alvars, fens, and rich swamps. Grows in both xeric and wet, often cool sites. Mostly confined to calcareous soils and bedrock. In northern and cooler parts of New York it become less of a calciphile. In swamps it can from dense impenetrable stands.
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
UPL, FACW (NWPL)
FACW (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Gymnosperms
Cupressales
Thuja occidentalis L. - northern white cedar, arbor vitae
Citation
Thuja occidentalis L.
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Species Distribution Map
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