The American Arborvitae Tree is a plant that can go by one of several names. Those names include but are not limited to the northern white cedar, eastern white cedar, eastern arborvitae, and the botanical name: Thuja occidentalis. The term “arborvitae” also translates to mean: "tree of life." That name was inspired by the fact that this plant can provide vitamin C and is the source of several types of medicine.