northern white cedar
(Thuja occidentalis)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Height |
25″ to 50″ |
Record |
The champion northern white cedar in Minnesota is on tribal property near Nett Lake in Koochiching County. In 2018 it was measured at 74′ tall and 186″ in circumference (59″ in diameter), with a crown spread of 40′. |
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Habitat |
Peat swamps, upland forests, lake shores, cliffs. Shade tolerant. |
Ecology |
Pollination |
Late-April to mid-May |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
Superdivision |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) |
Class |
Pinopsida (conifers) |
Subclass |
Pinidae |
Order |
Pinales (conifers) |
Family |
Cupressaceae (cypress) |
Subfamily |
Cupressoideae (cypresses, cedars, junipers, and allies) |
Genus |
Thuja (whitecedars) |
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Cupressus arborvitae Cupressus nobleana Juniperus ericoides Retinispora devriesiana Retinispora dubia Retinispora ellwangeriana Retinispora glaucescens Retinispora keteleeri Retinispora meldensis Retinispora nobleana Retinispora pygmaea Retinispora troubetzkoyana Thuja bodmeri Thuja canadensis Thuja caucasica Thuja compacta Thuja devriesiana Thuja ellwangeriana Thuja ericoides Thuja globosa Thuja hoveyi Thuja minor Thuja nana Thuja obtusa Thuja occidentalis f. fastigiata Thuja occidentalis f. malonyana Thuja occidentalis var. fastigiata Thuja occidentalis var. nigra Thuja occidentalis var. pyramidalis Thuja occidentalis var. rosenthalii Thuja odorata Thuja plicata var. pendula Thuja procera Thuja recurva Thuja recurvata Thuja recurvata-nana Thuja sibirica Thuja tatarica Thuja theophrastii Thuja triangularis Thuja variegata Thuja vervaeneana Thuja wareana var. lutea Thuya occidentalis |
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American arbor-vitae arborvitae eastern arborvitae eastern white cedar northern white cedar northern whitecedar northern white-cedar swamp cedar white-cedar |
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Views of Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis, April 2020, Freeborn County, Minnesota. |
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Trees with Don Leopold - northern white-cedar |
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Uploaded on Oct 10, 2011 No description available. |
How to ID Thuja occidentalis |
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2008 short video showing the key identifying characteristics for Thuja occidentalis |
The Northern White Cedar by Steven McNamara |
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Published on Apr 17, 2013 No description available. |
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Luciearl |
Location: Temperance River State Park |
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| Martin Schrattenholzer 9/14/2020 |
Location: middle campsite on Ahsub Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness |
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| Randy April 2020 |
Location: Freeborn County, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/9/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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