Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native tree of northeastern and north central North America* can be very long-lived; along the cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment in Canada, specimens could be over 1,000 years old. The common name, which means “tree of life,” refers to the medicinal properties of the bark and foliage, which cured scurvy.
*In the Mid-Atlantic Region, it is not native to DC or DE. It occurs sporadically in some of MD’s northwestern counties and in PA. In VA, it is infrequent in the mountains and is found in only one site in the Piedmont. It is not reported in NoVA. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
Learn more about Thuja occidentalis.
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