Arborvitae

This allee of arborvitae (which means "tree of life") is near an entrance off Ronalds Street. 

 

Its botanical name is Thuja occidentalis. You might recall peeling strips of bark from it in your youth. It's the string cheese of the forest. 

The leaves form scales that envelop the bottom of each newer leaf. There's some fruit from last year on the tree. It's green at first and forms into a woody cone as it dries.

Almost all of these arborvitae have split trunks.