Atlantic White Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Cypress family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Green

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Atlantic White Cedar: Callophrys hesseli, Eacles imperialis, Isoparce cupressi, Mitoura hesseli

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.