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Thuja occidentalis
northern white-cedar / eastern white cedar

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Infradivision Gymnospermae

Family Name Cupressaceae / cypress, redwood

Botanical Name Thuja occidentalis

Common Names northern white-cedar / eastern white cedar

Native Continents North America

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Native Range Eastern and central Canada south to northern Illinois, Ohio and New York with scattered populations further south in the Appalachians to North Carolina.

Native to these North American Tree Region(s)

Montana Native

Boreal Forest Pacific Coast Forests Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex Great Plains Central Hardwoods Northeastern Mixed Woods Southeastern Mixed Forests
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