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Platycladus orientalis |
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Oriental Arborvitae |
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Dense, compact, conical or columnar in habit,
becoming loose and open. |
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18-25 feet tall with a spread of 10-12 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Cones are solitary and
terminal. |
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Leaves are scale-like, smaller than
Thuja
occidentalis, about 1/12 inch long,
triangular, ending in a blunt point, distinctly
grooved on the back. |
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Branchlets are compressed into vertical sprays. |
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Cones are oval, fleshy, ½-¾ inch long,
composed of 6 scales, each with a thorn-like
projection, bluish in color before ripening. |
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