ARBOB \ I ! \K. WH1IK. CEDAB 

 Thuya occidentalis L. 



The Pint- Family 



PIN 



Habit and Habitat: A I :h a short, often 

 broadly but*, Bsed - "eet in diann in diam- 

 r, often divided into _ ondary trni be short, hori- 

 zontal or ascending bra I turn upward and form a ra: 

 compact, pyramidal I or a na: onical or cylindrical crown in 

 certain vari- - soil in swamps and alor. am 

 courses, often forming: nearly impenetrable f h pla 



Leaves and Hud- Bit :n 4 vert Bcale-lfl 



flattened, ovate, obtuse, or pointed, abou: rich long:, keeled in the 



side pairs, flattened in the otlu - _ reen. often becoming brownish 



in wi: strongly aromatic when bruised, remaining: in position 



flattened, fan-like; buds minute J. 



Fleferen and Fruit-: T - re produced in small I ch 



appear in April or May. Staminate com- .lobular, yell 



composed of 4-0 stamens arranged about the central axis, often produced 

 in great numbers. Pistillate cones als \ - . ompi- 



of v 2 sea - arranged oppos about a she: 



short -stalked, oblong-ovoid, pale brown, woodv or leath- ne about 



nch long, composed I - b; scales 1 .eatht' - eds 



few. usually _ nch Ion - unrounded by a nar 



- brown, membranous - - ng and discharging 



seeds in early autumn of the son. 



Bark. IVigs an d Woasl: Bark on : \ een. later reddir 



finally smooth, shiny, dark orange-brown or cinnamon-red, light red- 

 dish-brown on the trunk, oft ~ - -. inch I 

 broken by. shallow fiss - into nar - sur- 

 face of which beeon - a ; arated into el or 

 deciduous Bcalefl i is li_ soft, brittle, rather ed, 

 often spiral ned. durable, pale yellow-br 

 sapwood. frag g sed for aph poles and 

 the same, fence p sts ^hineles. pa" g s, siding for 

 light b so for tubs, pails, tanks and chur - 



Distribution in the State: Ar: :ae does n> • '.atura 



in Nebraska, northeastern Iowa being i:- Best :ural approach to our 

 :e. It is common throughout northeastern I Si Boat 



:ern Canada and alone Appalachian mountains to northern 



Georgia. 



Remark- The arbor vit ^een quite commonly planted in 



eastern Nebraska as an ornamental ami - > a he nd- 



break. It is a \ g >od plant for hedge purposes - be 



trimmed m a flat compa m a 



rather high hedge or when grow - vith t'r 



cedar to produce a thick bank of green. When planted in Nebraska it 

 is well to water the tree t* bJy during dry periodi 



