Beal Botanical Garden’s Spartan Tree Stories
10. The 1865 White Cedars
Thuja occidentalis
One hundred and fifty white cedar seedlings were planted on the MSU campus north of the Red Cedar River in 1865. Several of these are still standing, including this beautiful white cedar, which has achieved the strip bark growth form.
- Dr. Frank W. Telewski
Retired, Director of W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum
Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Biology
Strip bark growth form indicates old age.
