PINACEAE 



Alaska-cedar 

 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach 



HABIT. A medium-sized tree 60-90 feet higii and 2-3 feet 

 in diameter (max. 130 by 6 feet); clear, buttressed, often fluted 

 bole; crown conical, of drooping branches. 



LEAVES. Scalelike; acute; Y^ inch long; blue-green to gray- 

 green; persistent 2-3 years; usually without glands; sprays 

 appearing limp and wilted. 



FLOWERS. Male bright yellow; female subglobose, brown. 



FRUIT. V^-Yz inch in diameter; globose; purple to red- 

 brown; of 4-6, decussate, peltate, bossed scales; maturing in 

 2 years. Seed: 2-4 on each scale, V4 inch long, broad wings. 



TWIGS. Rather stout; pendulous. Winter buds: minute. 



BARK. Thin, gray-brown, fibrous, and furrowed on old trunks; 

 young bark thin and scaly. 



WOOD. Moderately important; durable; heartwood clear 

 yellow; used for boats, trim, blinds, etc. 



SILVICAL CHARACTERS. Intermediate in tolerance; 

 growth slow; ages over 600 years attained; reproduction sparse; 

 lateral roots. 



HABITAT. Sea-level (Alaska) to timber line; moist sites; 

 pure stands or mixed with many conifers. 



Atlantic White-cedar. Southern White-cedar 



Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. 



This tree of the Atlantic seaboard diff"ers from the other 

 native species by the following characters: 



HABIT. Small to medium-sized (max. 1 20 by 5 feet) ; bole 

 clear, cylindrical; crown conical with drooping branches. 



LEAVES. ViQ-Vs inch long; blue-green; keeled and glandular. 



FRUIT. i4 inch in diameter; globose; purple to red-brown; 

 reflexed boss; somewhat fleshy; maturing in 1 year. Seed: 1-2 

 on each scale, Yq inch long. 



BARK. Thin; gray to red-brown; fibrous; furrowed. 



WOOD. Similar to northern white-cedar; used for posts 

 and poles. 



SILVICAL CHARACTERS. Moderately tolerant; growth 

 slow; reproduction vigorous; shallow, lateral roots. 



HABITAT. Swamps and bogs in the Coastal plains; pure 

 stands or mixed with many species. 



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