Thuja akupita ku East Asia. M'kupita kwathu, thuja yapeza kutchuka chifukwa cha kulemera kwake ndi korona wandiweyani. Thuja ndi yosavuta kudula, kotero n'zotheka kuzipanga mawonekedwe. Chifukwa cha mbali iyi, thuja imagwiritsidwa ntchito m'makalata ambiri. Thuja imakhala ngati chuma chazeng'oma, imabzalidwa ndi mizere yonse.
