Any of a large number of evergreen trees having fragrant wood of great durability. Arborvitae is sometimes called northern white cedar.Arborvitae

Chamaecyparis thyoides, the southern white cedar, grows only in swamps near the eastern coast of North America, where it is also known as Atlantic white cedar. The wood is soft, fragrant, and durable in the soil and is used for boxes, crates, small boats, tanks, woodenware, poles, and shingles. The Port Orford cedar (C. lawsoniana), also known as Lawson cypress, is native to southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. It is the principal wood for storage battery separators, but is also used for venetian blinds and construction purposes. Alaska cedar (C. nootkatensis) is found from Oregon to Alaska. The wood is used for interior finish, cabinetwork, small boats, and furniture. It is also grown as an ornamental tree. Incense cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) is found from Oregon to western Nevada and Lower California. Incense cedar is one of the chief woods for pencils, and is also used for venetian blinds, rough construction, and fence posts and as an ornamental and shade tree.

Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is distributed over the eastern United States and adjacent Canada. The very fragrant wood is durable in the soil and is used for fence posts, chests, wardrobes, flooring, and pencils. Cedarwood oil is used in medicine and perfumes. Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) and Atlas cedar (C. atlantica) resemble the larch, but the leaves are evergreen and the cones are much larger and erect on the branches. The cedar of Lebanon is a native of Asia Minor.Larch

The cigarbox cedar (Cedrela odorata), also known as the West Indian cedar, belongs to the mahogany family, is a broadleaved tree with pinnate, deciduous leaves, and is related to the Ailanthus and sumac. The wood is very durable and fragrant and is valued in the West Indies for the manufacture of cabinets, furniture, and canoes.