Thuja koraiensis

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Thuja koraiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order:
Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Thuja
Species:
T. koraiensis
Binomial name
Thuja koraiensis

Thuja koraiensis, also called Korean arborvitae,

habitat loss.[1][3]

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3–10 m tall. The foliage forms flat sprays with scale-like leaves 2–4 mm long (up to 15 mm long on strong-growing shoots), matt dark green above, and with broad, vivid white stomatal wax bands below. The cones are oval, yellow-green ripening red-brown, 7–11 mm long and 4–5 mm broad (opening to 6–9 mm broad), with 8-12 overlapping scales.[3]

It is occasionally grown as an

ornamental tree
for the contrast between the green upper and bright white lower sides of the foliage, though planting is limited by the low availability of seeds.

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