Thuja

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Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
plant taxon
barkCharacteristic fibrous bark
category hedge plants
ornamental conifers
climatePreference temperate climates
commonName arbor-vitae
arborvitae
white cedar
coneType woody seed cones
division Pinophyta
family Cupressaceae
growthForm shrub
tree
hasAroma resinous scent
hasSpecies Thuja self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thuja koraiensis

Thuja self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thuja occidentalis

Platycladus
surface form: Thuja orientalis (historically, now often Platycladus orientalis)

Thuja self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thuja plicata

Thuja self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thuja standishii
isConifer true
isEvergreen true
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence evergreen
leafType scale-like leaves
lightRequirement full sun to partial shade
nativeTo East Asia
North America
order Pinales
parentTaxon Cupressaceae
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
propagationMethod cuttings
seed
soilPreference well-drained soil
taxonRank genus
tolerates pruning
typicalUseContext cemeteries
gardens
parks
usedFor essential oil production (some species)
hedging
ornamental landscaping
privacy screens
timber (some species)
windbreaks
woodProperty decay-resistant (some species)
woodType softwood

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cupressaceae contains Thuja
Cupressaceae notableSpecies Thuja
this entity surface form: Thuja occidentalis
Cupressaceae notableSpecies Thuja
this entity surface form: Thuja plicata
Microbiota isConfusedWith Thuja
British Columbia hasOfficialTree Thuja
this entity surface form: Western red cedar
Thuja hasSpecies Thuja self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thuja occidentalis
Thuja hasSpecies Thuja self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thuja plicata
Thuja hasSpecies Thuja self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thuja koraiensis
Thuja hasSpecies Thuja self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thuja standishii
Platycladus synonym Thuja
this entity surface form: Thuja orientalis
Klamath Mountains notableTreeSpecies Thuja
this entity surface form: Port Orford cedar
Cupressales containsNotableSpecies Thuja
this entity surface form: Thuja occidentalis
western red cedar genus Thuja
western red cedar binomialName Thuja
this entity surface form: Thuja plicata
Clan MacLeod clanBadge Thuja
this entity surface form: Juniper
Clan MacLeod clanPlantBadge Thuja
this entity surface form: Juniper