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Then there is Chamaecyparis thyoides, which inhabits swampy areas of the
Northeast & has the common name Atlantic white cedar. These three species, as
well as some true cedars, are all grown for bonsai, & growers get terribly
confused, because the care of each is a little different.
You have the same problem or worse with "cypress."
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Red and white cedar
 

Iris Cohen schreef
You have the same problem or worse with "cypress."

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Surely "cedar" is three times (or better) worse.
PvR

[How is that for English usage!]

Red and white cedar
 

Surely "cedar" is three times (or better) worse.

From: Iris Cohen
Nah. You have true cypress, false cypress, summer cypress, bald cypress,
pond cypress, Montezuma cypress, Leland cypress, and who knows what?
Iris,

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Bad enough, but nothing like cedar. A list that short can be made for cedar
by just naming families that have at least one "cedar".

A considerable part of the cypresses belong to Cupressus, while practically
none of the cedars belong to Cedrus.
PvR

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