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arborvitae

Plant

  • Large shrub or small tree
  • Needled evergreen
  • Also known as white cedar

Twig

  • Branchlets alternate
  • Usually compressed flat

Leaf

  • Small, scale-like – 112" long
  • Closely appressed to one another along the twig

Fruit

  • Small, up to ½" long
  • Woody cones
  • Open to release seeds before dropping