Thuja plicata
( Atrovirens Western red cedar )
Atrovirens has very dark green leaves and is good for hedging. In general, Thuja plicata is a large, pyramidal tree, has a buttressed base, often multiple trunks.
Thuja plicata ‘Grune Kugel' (syn.‘Eschrich's Grune Kugel') Cupressaceae
Grune Kugel (Western Red) Cedar or Arborvitae THEW-ya pli-KHA-ta ...
Thuja plicata. WESTERN RED CEDAR. Pacific Northwest
CUPRESSACEAE (Cypress family) ...
western redcedar Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don symbol: THPL
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#1123 Thuja plicata
Common Names: western redcedar, giant redcedar, giant arborvitae, red cedar
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress Family)
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Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don - western red cedar
Thuja occidentalis L. arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis L. - arborvitae ...
Avoid planting Thuja plicata (particularly seedlings and young plants) in areas where air circulation is poor
Remove and dispose of any twigs that are shed as a result of infection by Thuja blight ...
Western Cedar - Thuja plicata or occidentalis (in the Pinaceae or Pine family)
Part used: Scales.
Taste/smell: Aromatic, slight bitterness.
Western Arborvitae [English]: Thuja plicata
Western Arctic Shootingstar [English]: Dodecatheon frigidum
Western Aster [English]: Symphyotrichum ascendens
Western Aster [English]: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (Lindl.) Nesom ...
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatixa f. purpurea)
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) ...
Western Redcedar Thuja plicata: 500 m³ (17,650 cu ft ), Quinault Lake Redcedar[26]
Tasmanian Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus: 368 m³ (13,000 cu ft), Rullah Longatyle (Strong Girl, also Grieving Giant) [18] ...
The western native, giant arborvitae or western red cedar (Thuja plicata), is larger and faster growing than its eastern relation, but not as cold hardy, growing well in zones 5-7.
On the edge of the forest, Pacific dogwoods grow splendidly, rubbing shoulders with many conifers, such as western hemlocks ( Tsuga heterophylla), western red cedar ( Thuja plicata), spruce ( Picea sitchensis), Ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa), ...
Western redcedar
Thuja plicata
A large tree, up to 60 metres tall when mature, with drooping branches; trunk often spreading out widely at the base.
For those who desire a tall narrow conifer similar in form to Leyland cypress, consider Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica) for dry sites in full sun or 'Green Giant' arborvitae (Thuja plicata 'Green Giant') for moist, but well drained, ...
One of my favorites Thuja plicata Zebrina has stunning variegation of gold and green, but unfortunately does not color well in our heat. Perhaps in the pacific northwest and in more northerly climates, this cultivar would be highly prized.
My advice for people who desire large coniferous evergreen trees native in or near Seattle, is to plant western red cedar (Thuja plicata). It is the most wind-firm, rot resistant, strong branched and insect-free of the big coniferous evergreens.
The wood has been used for many applications from making chests that repel moths to shingles. Thuja poles are also often used to make fence posts and rails. The wood of Thuja plicata is commonly used for guitar soundboards.
Eastern white cedar and Western red cedar aren't Cedrus either, they're arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis and Thuja plicata, respectively. Incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, is close, but no cigar. Japanese cedar is Cryptomeria japonica.
Stop 29 - Thuja plicata
Stop 30 - Cercidophyllum japonicum
Stop 31 - Picea omorika
Stop 32 - Chionanthus retusus
Stop 33 - Maackia amurensis
Stop 34 - Acer cappadocicum
Stop 35 - Carpinus betulus
Stop 36 - Styrax obassia ...
Microbiota decussata (Siberian Carpet Cypress)
Platycladus orientalis (Oriental arborvitae)
Thuja occidentalis (American Arborvitae, Northern White-Cedar)
Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar)
Thujopsis dolabrata (Hiba Cedar, Deerhorn Cedar) ...
 See also: Thuja, Cedar, Green, May, Evergreen
  
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