<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Thuja occidentalis</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31453879</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:02:11</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">American arbor vitae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">American arborvitae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">arbor vitae, American</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">eastern arborvitae</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">northern white cedar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">thuja accidentalis</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">thuya occidentalis</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of ornamental and timber evergreen conifer of the cypress family, native to eastern North America, growing to 20 m (65 feet) tall. It is the most common and probably the hardiest of the arborvitae. Its trunk is sometimes forked near the ground into several main stems covered with reddish brown bark. The cones have 8 to 10 scales, of which only four are usually fertile. Most cultivated varieties are narrow, densely pyramidal shrubs, and many have interesting variations in foliage color. ]]></dc:description></metadata>