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)