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Family: Cupressaceae
(Cypress Family)
Synonym:
Tree of Life, White Cedar
The Thuja was
introduced to Britain as early as 1536, when it may have
arrived here from its native eastern Canada and USA via
France. The tree is best known these days in the form of
numerous garden cultivars, mostly dwarf forms.
 Traditional knowledge:
The-Tree also offers a page where
you can read the entry for Thuja
from "A Modern Herbal" (Mrs. M. Grieve, ed. Mrs.
C.F.Leyel) published in 1931. Obviously things have moved on
since then, yet this book is still often unsurpassed in its scope
and depth of traditional knowledge. The page pops up in a new
window. Close it to return to the Tree Gallery.
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