| General Description | Pyramidal in shape, scale like foliage, scale bark, dark green in colour with white wax band on the underside. |
| ID Characteristic | Pyramidal in shape, leaves in opposite pairs in ranks of 4 scale like incurved, around 2 mm in length. Pale/white underside, fruit almond smell when crushed. Up right cones, elongated around 1 cm in length with 8 to 10 scales. |
| Shape | This tree usually has a pyramidal shape but on occasion, when pruned, it can lay horrizontally. |
| Propagation | From seed, stratified for 7 to 10 days at approximately 0°. For soft wood cuttings, stratify in February with bottom heat and mist. |
| Cultivation | The Cupressaceae family can tolerate very cold weather and are not fussy about soil types. Thuja koriensis prefers well drained soils and full sun. |
| Pests | Susceptible to scale bugs and phomopsis tip blight. |
| Habitat | North Korea and China |
| Bark/Stem Description | Scale bark, light brown/reddish in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Yellow in colour forming into a reddish brown when ripening. |
| Leaf Description | Scale leaves 2 to 4 mm long, bright white underside. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are smaller with 4-6 scales and are pollinated by the wind. |
| Fruit Description | 8 to 14 mm long, 4 to 5 mm broad, opening to 6 to 9 mm. Brown scales in four pairs, linear/obovate. |
| Colour Description | Dark green foliage with white stomatal wax bands on the underside. Darker reddish brown scaled bark. |
| Texture Description | Rough scales like foliage and waxy white stomatal bands. |