"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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I just bought a house here in Cleveland, Ohio, and there is a tall
(maybe 20
feet) bush in the front yard.

It is a Juniper, probably J. virginiana, eastern red cedar. The "seeds"
are
cones. The seeds are inside.

Iris, juniper cones (which typically are called berries) are rounded and do
not have the pointed scales that these cones display. I'm pretty darn sure
this is a Thuja of some species. On further review, I'll revise my initial
post to Thuja orientalis or Eastern arborvitae. The horizontal alignment of
the foliage fans tend to support this species more than the occidentalis.
(btw, Platycladus has been reclassified as a Thuja - that is outdated
terminology)

This link may make it clearer:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...ges/Thuja9.htm

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