Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic white cedar · also Atlantic white cypress, Southern white cedar, Whitecedar
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Atlantic white cedar is a large columnar conifer native to eastern US forested wetlands and bogs. Its scale-like leaves have a ginger scent, and foliage turns bronze in winter. Historically valued for decay-resistant timber, it thrives in wet soils but requires good drainage.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5000.07%—4.0 in
- 400.05%—1.6 in
- 180.01%23 yr24 in
- 20.00%—16 in
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.0 in, mean 6.1 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Atlantic coastal pine barrens
Other Chamaecyparis in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
