Eastern white cedar in the northeast triangle

Eastern white cedar factoids:

• This plant is not a cedar, in the genus Cedrus like our Cedar of Lebanon, but a cypress in the family Cupressaceae.

• Also, a common name for this plant is the eastern white cedar, even though the species name occidentalis means western.

• It is an evergreen conifer, with the cones looking like small spiked berries.

• Our specimen is a pendulous or weeping cultivar, which makes it look sad.

• Commonly sold at lawn and garden centers as arborvitae