Chamaecyparis thyoides

Atlantic white cedar

Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS 1997, PLANTS GFR

Characteristics

Height: 75-75'
Flowers: Mar.-Apr.; greenish brown
Fruit: bluish; cone/cone-like
Fall color: evergreen

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.5-5.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

freshwater swamps or wet woods; best in acid-peat beds

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD

Wildlife

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Notes

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/452.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004