Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata

  • 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.













  • Branches:

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













  • 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.








  • Cones:

    The cones of the Western Red Cedar are small, round and semi-woody.






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