(Thuja orientalis)
Family: Cupressaceae

Description
Large shrub or small tree. Height 25 ft. (7 m). Leaves are 0.8 in. (0.2 cm) long, bright yellow green when young, turning dark green with age. Flowers are terminal and solitary. Fruit are globose-ovate and fleshy.

Habitat
Steep dry valley slopes. Non-native to New Mexico.

Discussion
This plant is used in Chinese herbalism, and is considered to be one of the fifty fundamental herbs.