Habitat. 



106 WOOD AND FOREST. 



25 



WHITE CEDAR. 



Chamaecyparis thyoides (Linnaeus) B. S. P. 



Chamaecyparis means low cypress; thyoides means like thuya (A&or- 

 vitae). 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best in Virginia and 

 North Carolina. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 60'-80' ; 

 diameter, 2'-4'; branches, 

 low, often forming im- 

 penetrable thickets; bark, 

 light reddish brown, 

 many fine longitudinal 

 fissures, often spirally 

 twisted around stem ; 

 leaves, scale-like, four- 

 ranked ; cones, globular, 

 Y^" diameter. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, pink to brown, 

 sap-wood lighter ; non- 

 porous; rings, sharp and 

 distinct; grain, straight; 

 rays, numerous, obscure; 

 non-resinous. 



Physical Qualities : 



Very light in weight 

 (64th in. this list); 2?> 



