[solved] conifers thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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[solved] conifers thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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Hi peoples?

Please help me ID these two trees I recently aquired, I was told they were juni's but "nick-laing" suggested they could be cypress? If so, does anyone know what type? more photos can be seen here viewtopic.php?f=104&t=9790
kemp nursery old stock 007.jpg
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Re: [ID] conifer (X2) thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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thuja?
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Re: [ID] conifer (X2) thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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Thuja occidentalis or Thuja standishii?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja Maybe someone with more knowledge than me can help?
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Re: [ID] conifer (X2) thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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thuja occidentalis smaragd i think
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Re: [ID] conifer (X2) thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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Dumper wrote:thuja occidentalis smaragd i think
Thanks, I reckon your right, I just googled images of it and it looks like it :tu:
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Re: [ID] conifer (X2) thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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no pro
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Re: [solved] conifers thought were juni, but possibly cypress?

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Had someone who is a bit of an expert in the field of ID'ing trees and he told me it is a Thuja Plicata. I reckon he is right...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_plicata




solved- Thuja Plicata
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