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Thuja occidentalis


 

Thuja occidentalis
Eastern arborvitae

The stems undergo a transition from green in their first year to yellow-green in the second, brown in the third and gray-brown thereafter. Remnants of the juvenile leaves cling to the stems for many years, making them quite rough.

 
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