Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Thuja occidentalis is an evergreen tree known for its scale-like leaves and small, woody cones.
Leaves: The leaves are scale-like, overlapping, and appear in flattened sprays.
Cones: It produces small, woody cones.
Bark: The bark is reddish-brown and fibrous.
Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands and along streams.
Distribution: Northern white cedar is native to North America.
Compact, pyramidal; height 50′ to 60′, diameter 24″ to 36″; trunk often twisted, strongly tapered, and frequently divided into two or more direct stems; branches short and nearly horizontal; sometimes forms almost impenetrable thickets because dead branches are very stiff and persistent; in the open, develops a conical, symmetrical crown. There are numerous ornamental or garden varieties of white cedar known as arborvitae.
Occurrence
Several larger specimens found around the edges of the farm yard.