The cedar or cypress family occurs nearly world-wide and include 15 genera and about 140 species. There are some oddballs in the cedar family.
Fruits are small papery cones or berry-like.
In the U.P., the only common member is northern white cedar. In a few places, eastern red-cedar may be found. Most folks will recognize cedar from its unique leaves and bark. BARK is brown and stringy, even on large trees. During good seed years, heavy cones crops can be mistaken for browning foliage.