Thuja plicata - Wikipedia
网页Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western red cedar in the UK, [3] and it is also called pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, or shinglewood. [4]
Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata - Native Plants PNW
网页Names: Western Red Cedar is also known as Giant Arborvitae. Arborvitae literally means “tree of life.” Plicata means plaited or folded like a fan; referring to how the leaves are folded and compressed next to the tree’s branchlets.
Thuja plicata (Giant Arborvitae, Western Redcedar, Western Red-cedar …
网页Western redcedar is a woody, needled evergreen tree in the cypress family (Cupressaceae) native to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The species epithet, plicata, is Latin for “braided” and references the positioning and …
Western red cedar | Description & Facts | Britannica
网页Western red cedar, (Thuja plicata), an ornamental and timber evergreen conifer of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to the Pacific coast of North America.
Western Redcedar - Thuja plicata - PNW Plants - Washington …
网页Description Long considered the most important Northwest native conifer to the aboriginal culture, Western Redcedar is a large forest tree used extensively in the building trade where it is prized for its light weight and decay resistant wood.
Western Red Cedar: A Majestic Evergreen for Landscaping
网页Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) is a majestic and versatile evergreen tree in the cypress family, highly valued for its beauty and utility. Species: Thuja plicata, known as Western Red Cedar, is a species of Thuja and should …
Western Red Cedar: The Ideal Choice for Privacy Hedges
网页1 天前 · With the botanical name Thuja plicata western red cedar is a large conifer native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It’s a member of the cypress family and can reach towering heights of 60-100 feet in its native habitat. The foliage has a …
Thuja plicata Donn ex D - US Forest Service Research and …
网页Western redcedar (Thuja plicata), also called Pacific redcedar, giant-cedar, arborvitae, canoe-cedar, and shinglewood, is the only Thuja species native to western North America. Extant redcedar volumes are estimated to be 824 million m³ (29 billion ft³) in British Columbia (43) and 228 million m³ (8 billion ft³) in the United States (16).
Thuja plicata - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
网页Thuja plicata, commonly called western red cedar or giant red cedar, is native to the Pacific Northwest where it is typically found in cool but moist forest areas and bottomlands from southern Alaska along the Pacific coast to northern California and in the northern Rockies from British Columbia to Montana. This is the largest tree in the ...
How to grow western red cedar ( Thuja plicata ) - BBC …
网页2024年1月6日 · Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) is a tall-growing conifer that originates from western regions of North America. In UK gardens Western red cedar is a popular choice for medium to tall garden hedges as the rich, dark, glossy evergreen foliage has a moderately fast rate of growth and responds well to trimming.