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Large conifer with a broad pyramidal shape. Forked trunk with many branches on unpruned trees. Bark is reddish brown, with narrow fissures. Branches in the crown are short and slightly upturned or horizontal; lower branches rather downturned. New shoots grow horizontally. Foliage is sparse on terminal shoots, which grow vigorously. Lateral shoots are denser. Foliage is light green in spring, turning darker green in summer and bronze in winter. Scale-like leaves. Cones are oblong and upright, ripening from yellowish-green to reddish-brown. The leaves have a characteristic odour, making white cedar easy to recognize.

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