Research > Reference Library > Trees of Canada JOIN MAIL LIST: SEARCH: Discover GF Research Education Newsroom How to Help click image to enlarge Arbor-Vitae Eastern White CedarThuja occidentalis L. Eastern white cedar is a small (>15 m) tree that can live for longer than 1000 years. Oil derived from the foliage is used for both perfumes and medicines. The foliage contains high concentrations of vitamin C and First Peoples used it as a tea, especially in the wintertime. Western Red CedarThuja plicata Don. ex D. Don. Western redcedar is a tall (>60 m) tree and can live for more than 800 years. It is named after its thin reddish-brown, stringy bark and its red, rot-resistant wood. The First Peoples used the bark for baskets and clothing and the wood for longhouses, totem poles and canoes. It is the provincial tree of British Columbia.
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