Arcorvitae Thuja Occident - Grand Traverse MI - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

This 175 - 200 plus year old Arcorvitae Thuja Occident, Northern White-Cedar Tree can be found at the entrance to the Grand Traverse Lighthouse.



Thuja occidentalis, also known as white cedar, is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north, central and upper Northeastern United States,[1][2] but widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and the binomial name remains current.


Common names

Common names include:

northern white cedar[2]
eastern white cedar[2]
white cedar



swamp cedar[1]
false white cedar
northern whitecedar



arborvitae[1]
American arborvitae[2]
eastern arborvitae[2]

The name arborvitae is particularly used in the horticultural trade in the United States. It is Latin for "tree of life" - due to the supposed medicinal properties of the sap, bark and twigs.[3] Despite its common names, it does not belong to the cedar genus, nor is it related to the Australian white cedar, Melia azedarach.
Description

T. occidentalis has fan-like branches and scaly leaves. Unlike the closely related species Thuja plicata, it is only a small tree, growing to a height of 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall with a 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) trunk diameter, exceptionally to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) diameter. The tree is often stunted or prostrate. The bark is red-brown, furrowed and peels in narrow, longitudinal strips. The foliage forms in flat sprays with scale-like leaves 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long. The cones are slender, yellow-green ripening brown, 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) long and 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) broad, with 6-8 overlapping scales. The branches may take root if the tree falls.[4]



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Genus/Species: Arcorvitae Thuja Occident, Northern White-Cedar Height: 60 Girth: 5 Method of obtaining height: Sighting along a 45 degree angle Method of obtaining girth: Arm reaching Location type: Park Age: 200 Historical significance: The age and location Planter: Not listed Website reference: Not listed Parking coordinates: Not Listed Walk time: Not Listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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