



Rarely, some cypress trees (of the Chamaecyparis genus) also have butterfly-shaped stomatal bands, in which case the egg-shaped hooked seed cones (see cones below) in clusters in the Thuja genus can usually differentiate the two. They can often be differentiated by the fact that Thuja typically has visible whitish bands of stomata on the lower side, usually in the shape of a butterfly, while cypress trees often have no visible bands, or they have ‘X’ or ‘Y’ shaped bands (see stomata below). When similar-looking, junipers can be distinguished by their berry-like seed cones (see cones below).Ĭypress trees are often confused with the related North American false cedars ( Thuja spp) that have very similar scale-like leaves in flattened shoots. Some junipers have awl-shaped leaves that are easier to distinguish from cypress, while others have scale-like leaves that tend to be four-ranked, look quite similar, or may appear more delicate and intricate-looking. The closely related juniper trees have variable leaves. PubMed: Water movement in yellow-cedar seedlings and rooted cuttings: comparison of whole plant and root system pressurization methods.Identifying Cypress From Other Trees With Scale-Like Leaves PubMed: Susceptibility of immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae) to plant-derived acaricides. PubMed: Relationships within Cupressaceae sensu lato: a combined morphological and molecular approach.

PubMed: An increase in pectin methyl esterase activity accompanies dormancy breakage and germination of yellow cedar seeds. PubMed: Nutritional ecology of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): feeding response to commercial wood species. PubMed: (+)-Totarol from Chamaecyparis nootkatensis and activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PubMed: ent-Daucane and acorane sesquiterpenes from x Cupressocyparis leylandii foliage. PubMed: Changes in ABA turnover and sensitivity that accompany dormancy termination of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) seeds. PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of some Pacific Northwest woods against anaerobic bacteria and yeast. PubMed: Cloning and expression of an ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 3 (ABI3) gene homologue of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis). PubMed: Linking deer browsing and terpene production among genetic identities in Chamaecyparis nootkatensis and Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae). PubMed: Isolation, characterization, and cross-species utility of microsatellites in yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis). PubMed: Effect of a lignin-degrading fungus on feeding preferences of Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) for different commercial lumber. PubMed: Structure and dynamics of an ancient montane forest in coastal British Columbia. Isolation and structure of nootkastatins 1 and 2 from the Alaskan yellow cedar Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. PubMed: The circumscription and phylogenetic relationships of Callitropsis and the newly described genus Xanthocyparis (Cupressaceae). PubMed: Use of novel compounds for pest control: insecticidal and acaricidal activity of essential oil components from heartwood of Alaska yellow cedar. PubMed: Changes in heartwood chemistry of dead yellow-cedar trees that remain standing for 80 years or more in southeast Alaska. PubMed: Repellent activity of fractioned compounds from Chamaecyparis nootkatensis essential oil against nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). PubMed: Ectopic expression of a conifer Abscisic Acid Insensitive3 transcription factor induces high-level synthesis of recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase in transgenic tobacco leaves. PubMed: Chemical composition, antifungal and antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Chamaecyparis nootkatensis from Spain. Articles: PubMed: Uranium oxide and other airborne particles deposited on cypress leaves close to a nuclear facility.
