MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 



WHITE CEDAR (Chamaecyparis thyoides B. S. P.) 



THE White Cedar grows almost wholly in swamps, 

 particularly those that are flooded for most of the 

 year. In Massachusetts it occurs in patches of con- 

 siderable area in the southeastern sections and to a 

 limited extent in other parts. 



As to habit, its slender, horizontal branches form a 

 narrow, conical head of neat appearance. The trunk is 

 continuous and attains a height of twenty to forty feet 

 and a diameter of eight to fifteen inches. 



WHITE CEDAR. One-half natural size. 



From Sargent's " Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of 

 Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 



On the trunk the bark is reddish-brown and flakes 

 off in thin scales. On old trees, particularly near the 

 base, it is irregularly furrowed. 



The leaves are scale-like, not over an eighth of an 

 inch in length and dull blue-green in color. 



The cones are roundish, about a half-inch in diam- 

 eter and red-brown at maturity. The seed is small and 

 winged. 



The wood is light, soft, weak, very durable and 

 aromatic. It is used for boat-building, interior finish- 

 ing and for posts. For this last purpose it is particu- 

 larly desirable. 



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