<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Thuja occidentalis</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>American arborvitae</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Thuja</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>American arbor vitae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>American arborvitae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>arbor vitae, American</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eastern arborvitae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>northern white cedar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thuja accidentalis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thuya occidentalis</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>