. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 40 Common Trees WHITE CEDAR Chamaecyparis thyoides, BSP THE WHITE Cedar is exclusively a tree of the Coastal Plain. In the southern part of its range it occurs in the swamps with bald cypress and swamp hardwoods, but more often is found in pure stands. Its straight trunks often stand in very close formation. The leaves are small, scale-like, blu- ish-green, 4 - ranked, over-lapping and en- tirely cover the slen- der twigs. The cones are near- ly round, about J4 of an inch in diame- ter. They mature in one year and contain from 4 to 8 winged seeds. The
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 40 Common Trees WHITE CEDAR Chamaecyparis thyoides, BSP THE WHITE Cedar is exclusively a tree of the Coastal Plain. In the southern part of its range it occurs in the swamps with bald cypress and swamp hardwoods, but more often is found in pure stands. Its straight trunks often stand in very close formation. The leaves are small, scale-like, blu- ish-green, 4 - ranked, over-lapping and en- tirely cover the slen- der twigs. The cones are near- ly round, about J4 of an inch in diame- ter. They mature in one year and contain from 4 to 8 winged seeds. The cone- scales are distinctly shield-shaped. The bark is thin, ranges in color from an ash-gray to light brown. It separates freely into loose shreddy scales. The wood is light, soft, slightly fragrant and rather durable. These qualities recommend it for boat and canoe building, shingles, fence posts, poles, stakes, and rustic furniture. It is being substituted for chestnut tele- phone poles, since the supply of the latter is becoming scarce. The White Cedar ranges from Maine southward along the coast of Florida and, Mississippi. In New York this tree is found chiefly in swamps along the coast. It has been reported inland to Putnam and Orange counties. Some of the commoner ornamental varieties are the Golden White Cedar and the Blue White Cedar. Closely related to the Eastern White Cedar are two west- ern cedars also belonging to the genus Chamaecyparis. They are the Nootka Cedar—Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Sud- worth—and the Port Orford Cedar—Chamaecyparis law- soniana, WHITE CEDAR One-third natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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