Atlantic white-cedar Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis thyoides

Leaf:Evergreen and scaly, 1/16 to 1/8 inch long, blue-green with white margins. Glandular on the back. Lateral pairs have pointed, spreading tips. Facial pairs are closely pressed. Very aromatic when crushed.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male flowers are red to yellow and very small; female flowers are small and green; appearing in spring.
Fruit:Cones are 1/4 inch in diameter, blue or purple and glaucous, usually with 4 or 5 scales, maturing in fall.
Twig:Covered in tight green scales, turning brown.
Bark:Thin and fibrous, somewhat peeling, ashy gray to red-brown.
Form:When young, grows as a slender column, eventually spire-like. Branchlets are slender and irregularly arranged (not as flattened sprays).

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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