Thuja species

 

CLASSIFICATION Evergreen conifer

HABIT/SIZE Pyramidal to rounded; upright branching habit; shrub to large tree, under three feet to greater than 40 feet

LEAVES Scale-like; opposite; overlapping and appressed

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Small cone; ovate to oblong; mature cone yellow to light brown

BARK Fibrous with shallow fissures, scales; reddish-brown to grey

 

Scale-like green arborvitae leaves     

Fibrous with shallow fissures, scales; reddish-brown to grey

Pyramidal to rounded; upright branching habit; shrub to large tree, under three feet to greater than 40 feet