ID That Tree: Northern White Cedar

On this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to the northern white cedar, a native conifer that is used for ornamental, windbreak and reforestation purposes. This evergreen has distinct scale like foliage which is soft to the touch. He shares how to distinguish it from the eastern red cedar.

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[CornerTalker]

very common in northern Michigan, especially near the lakes or other lower, moist elevations

[daniellehaggard]

I live 1 Mile from lake Michigan and have a huge double tree that is a northern white cedar as well as small outgrowths.

[sde]

Hello, I planted a row of about 10 NW cedars in my back yard. Should i be concerned that they'll grow too thick and tall? right now they are about 15 to 25 feet tall. thanks. great informative video btw.

[ericbanker]

All of my NW Cedars seem to be “full grown” as they are about 35 feet tall.

They are branch less until about 6-8 feet from the ground making it very nice to walk/stand under.

I plan to plant many more on my property, how many years old do these trees need to be until i get that 6-8 feet cover effect? Many of the NW Cedars i see in videos have branches that reach the ground.

[micheleemcdaniel]

Please help with the following: I have a row of 15-17 white cedars that run the length of a 6 foot wooden fence. The trees were growing over into the neighbour's yard. Rather than just trim them to the property line, he cut 4-5 limbs off each tree at the trunk. Will this damage the trees? Thank you.