The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Reeves American arborvitae

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to e. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A slow-growing, rounded evergreen shrub with dense foliage, eventually attaining a height and spread of 9'. Leaves are scale-like, aromatic when bruised, bright green year-round. Spray-like branches are flat and regular. Bark on younger wood is shiny reddish brown, turning grayish brown on older stems. Tolerates wet sites better than most conifers.