Range.—From Virginia and West Virginia south to North Carolina and Tennessee.
Distribution in West Virginia.—Growing near Cheat Bridge, Randolph County; on the head of the Greenbrier River, Pocahontas County; and near the head of Blackwater fork of Cheat River in Tucker County.
Habitat.—Grows at high elevations and seems to prefer swampy soil in West Virginia.
Notes.—This species, which reaches the northern limit of its restricted range in Tucker County, is not commercially important. The trunks are occasionally sawed into lumber, and the tree has been widely transplanted on lawns.
ARBOR VITAE
Thuja occidentalis, L.
Form.—Height 40-50 feet, diameter 1-2 feet; trunk often divided; crown compact, pyramidal.
Leaves.—In 4 ranks on the stems, scale-like, ⅛-¼ inch long, longest and long-pointed on leading shoots, yellow-green, aromatic.