侧柏和杜松都是柏科的常绿中乔木或小乔木,为雌雄同株针叶树种。侧柏又名柏树、香柏或扁柏,高达10多米,径胸可达1米,是我国北方的良好用材树种。树姿优美,耐修剪,常用于园林绿化和绿篱。也可作繁殖龙柏、雪松的砧木。木材坚韧,不翘不裂,耐水湿,有香气。可供建筑、家具、雕刻、细木工及文具等用材。种子、根、枝、叶、树皮均可入药,种子在香料工业上用途也较多。侧柏分布很广,几乎全国各 Arborvitae and Juniperus are evergreen arborvitae or small arborvitae, as hermaphrodite conifer species. Oriental arborvitae, also known as cypress, cedar or cypress, up to 10 meters, diameter chest up to 1 meter, is a good timber species in northern China. Shuzi beautiful, resistant to trimming, commonly used in landscaping and hedging. Cyprinus can also be used for propagation, cedar rootstocks. Timber tough, not Alice not cracked, water wet, fragrant. For construction, furniture, carving, joinery and stationery and other timber. Seeds, roots, branches, leaves, bark can be used as medicine, the seeds in the spice industry uses more. Arborvitae is widely distributed, almost all over the country