Thuja
Common name: Arborvitae, Thuja
Dutch: Levensboom
Identifying Features
- Habit: Evergreen trees or shrubs with flattened, fan-like foliage sprays
- Leaves: Scale-like in opposite pairs, aromatic when crushed
- Bark: Reddish-brown, fibrous, often spirally furrowed
- Cones: Small, elongated, with 8-12 thin, overlapping scales
- Distinguishing: Strongly flattened sprays; distinctive sweet/resinous scent
Species Encountered
| Species | Photo | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. occidentalis | |||
| T. plicata | |||
| T. orientalis |
Parent: Cupressoideae