Platycladus
Common name: Oriental arborvitae, Chinese thuja
Dutch: Chinese levensboom
Identifying Features
- Habit: Small evergreen tree or large shrub with vertical foliage sprays
- Leaves: Scale-like, in opposite pairs, forming flattened vertical fans
- Bark: Reddish-brown, thin, shredding
- Cones: Distinctive fleshy, blue-green before maturity, with hooked scale tips
- Distinguishing: Foliage sprays held vertically (not horizontally like Thuja)
Species Encountered
| Species | Photo | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. orientalis |
Parent: Cupressoideae