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Arborvitae & Nootka

British Columbia , Canada

ThePacificNorthwestishometothelargesttemperaterainforestontheplanetwheremore than40indigenoustreespeciesgrow ,includingtheGiantArborvitaeandtheNootka coniferoustrees .BothtreesareanimportantpartoftheaboriginalFirstNationhistoryin BritishColumbia ,Canada .In2015 ,dōTERRAintroducedArborvitae ( Thujaplicata )asa singleoilanddōTERRATerraShield ® OutdoorBlendwasrecentlyreformulatedtoinclude both Arborvitae and Nootka essentials as key ingredients .

T he name arborvitae comes from the francophone version of the First Nation name meaning the “ tree of life .” For 10,000 years , this tree has been instrumental in their everyday lives . They used the tree to build canoes , long houses , and totem poles .

FOREST SUSTAINABILITY

British Columbia is well-known for its sustainable foresting practices . Their rate of deforestation has been virtually zero for more than 20 years . Their entire annual harvest comes from less than 1 percent of the working forest . By law , all harvested

The Nootka tree is named after the Nootka tribe who resided in an area called the Nootka Sound . It is considered a “ twin ” to the arborvitae tree , and it has been used in many sculptures that are a significant part of the First Nation culture in that region .

Both trees also play an important part in the Pacific Northwest ’ s forestry industry , which is one of the largest and yet most environmentally sustainable in the world . This industry also produces tons of sawdust every year that is normally burned for energy , but there are other uses for it , too . dōTERRA partners with a Canadian distiller that has perfected the productive use of the sawdust from these two unique trees to produce pure , quality oils with powerful properties . They are the only distillery in the world producing Arborvitae and Nootka essential oils .

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