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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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Any cedar-like evergreen from the genus ''Thuja'', such as ''Thuja occidentalis'' ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=American arborvitae American arborvitae]) and ''Thuja plicata'' ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=giant arborvitae giant arborvitae]). Both trees are native to North America and cultivated in Europe. The coarse, durable wood is aromatic, lightweight, and soft. It is used for storage chests, shingles, poles, fences, and posts. Aromatic [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=thuja oil thuja oil] is extracted from the white cedar tree leaves.
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Any cedar-like evergreen from the genus ''Thuja'', such as ''Thuja occidentalis'' ([[American%20arborvitae|American arborvitae]]) and ''Thuja plicata'' ([[giant%20arborvitae|giant arborvitae]]). Both trees are native to North America and cultivated in Europe. The coarse, durable wood is aromatic, lightweight, and soft. It is used for storage chests, shingles, poles, fences, and posts. Aromatic [[thuja%20oil|thuja oil]] is extracted from the white cedar tree leaves.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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western red cedar (giant arborvitae - ''Thuja plicata'' ); northern white cedar (American arborvitae - ''Thuja occidentalis''); tuia (Port.); thuya (Esp., Fr.); arbor vitae (It.); Riesenlebensbaum (Deut.); tree of life; thuja; yellow cedar
 
western red cedar (giant arborvitae - ''Thuja plicata'' ); northern white cedar (American arborvitae - ''Thuja occidentalis''); tuia (Port.); thuya (Esp., Fr.); arbor vitae (It.); Riesenlebensbaum (Deut.); tree of life; thuja; yellow cedar
  
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== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
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Color: red brown with yellow streaks.  Rings: distinct. Pores:absent. Grain: faint. Rays: obscure. Soft, lightweight aromatic.
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* Color: red brown with yellow streaks.   
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* Rings: distinct.  
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* Pores: absent.  
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* Grain: faint.  
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* Rays: obscure.  
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* Soft, lightweight aromatic.
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* Density: 23 ppcf
  
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==Resources and Citations==
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! scope="row"| Density
 
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| 23 ppcf
 
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| specific gravity = 0.38
 
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== Authority ==
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 808
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* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 808
 
  
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
 
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  
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* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9531
 
* ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry 9531
  
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "arborvitae." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service 7 Apr. 2005 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "arborvitae." Accessed 7 Apr. 2005 .
  
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* H.L.Edlin, H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
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* H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 07:34, 28 April 2022

Description

Any cedar-like evergreen from the genus Thuja, such as Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae) and Thuja plicata (Giant arborvitae). Both trees are native to North America and cultivated in Europe. The coarse, durable wood is aromatic, lightweight, and soft. It is used for storage chests, shingles, poles, fences, and posts. Aromatic Thuja oil is extracted from the white cedar tree leaves.

Synonyms and Related Terms

western red cedar (giant arborvitae - Thuja plicata ); northern white cedar (American arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis); tuia (Port.); thuya (Esp., Fr.); arbor vitae (It.); Riesenlebensbaum (Deut.); tree of life; thuja; yellow cedar

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Color: red brown with yellow streaks.
  • Rings: distinct.
  • Pores: absent.
  • Grain: faint.
  • Rays: obscure.
  • Soft, lightweight aromatic.
  • Density: 23 ppcf

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 808
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9531
  • H.L.Edlin, What Wood is That?, Viking Press, New York, 1969

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