ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 634

  • Scientific Name: Thuja occidentalis L.
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Trade Name: White cedar
  • Common Name: Cedar, Eastern white cedar, thuya occidental
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: സെഡാർ, വൈറ്റ് സെഡാർ
  • Native: Central & East Canada to North central & East U.S.A
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  • Collected by: P. K. Thulasidas & K. M. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Conical tree to 20 m, stunted or prostrate in harsh environments; trunk to 0.9 m diameter, sometimes divided into 2-3 secondary stems, crown conical. Bark reddish brown or grayish brown, 6-9 mm thick, fibrous, fissured. Leaves of branchlets 3-5 mm, acute, dull yellowish green on both surfaces of branchlets, leaves closely imbricate, broadly ovate to rotund.
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