Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata 
forest

  • General characteristics:
    The Western Red Cedar ranges in height from 150 to 200 feet high, with a diameter ranging from 3 to 10 feet. This tree has a pyrimidal crown that is not very dense.
    3-17

  • Branches:
    Leaves are scale-like and decussate. The internodes are approximately as long as they are wide. The branches occur in flat sprays.
    3-8

  • Stomatal bloom:
    On the underside of the flat spray, the Western Red Cedar has a pattern of stomatal bloom that resembles a butterfly or bow-tie.
    3-7

  • Cones:
    The cones of the Western Red Cedar are small, round and semi-woody.
    3-9

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