[Illustration: FIG. 11.--The Red Cedar.]

Distinguishing characters: The tree can best be told at a glance by its
general form, size and leaves. It is a medium-sized tree with a
_symmetrical, cone-like form_, Fig. 11, which, however, broadens
out somewhat when the tree grows old. Its color throughout the year
is dull green with a tinge of brownish red, and its bark peels in
thin strips.

[Illustration:
FIG. 12(a).--Twig of Young Cedar.
FIG. 12(b).--Twig of Cedar (Older Tree).]

Leaf: In young trees the leaf is needle-shaped, pointed, and marked by a
white line on its under side, Fig. 12(a). In older trees it is
scale-like, Fig. 12(b), and the white line on its under side is
indistinct.

Range: Widely distributed over nearly all of eastern and central North
America.

Soil and location: Grows on poor, gravelly soils as well as in rich
bottom lands.

Enemies: The "_cedar apple_," commonly found on this tree, represents a
stage of the apple rust, and for that reason it is not desirable to
plant such trees near orchards. Its wood is also sometimes attacked
by small _boring insects_.