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| Thuja occidentalis
Eastern arborvitaeThe dark green foliage is composed of adult scale-like leaves that are 1/8" long, abruptly pointed and borne in flattened compressed branchlets that are horizontally borne. The thick waxy foliage is a glossy dark green and bears small glandular bumps. The leaves occur in alternating sets of two ranks, thus completely covering the branchlets. When bruised, the leaves emit a distinctive sweet odor that smells like the flowers of a tansy plant. The leaves of this species are typically more yellow-green, more flattened and less glossy than the leaves of Thuja plicata. |
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