Tree 14: Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata (THOO-yuh plye-KAY-tah)
- Native from coastal Northern Calif. to Alaska and inland to Montana
- This is the largest tree in the cypress family, growing in its native habitat to 100 to 200 feet tall and living from 400 to 1000+ years
- Has slender drooping branches and dark green leaves
- Has ‘fluffy’ rather than the Lawson Cedar’s ‘flat’ fronds that are green above and green marked with whitish stomatal bands below
- Blue ‘juniper-like’ berries
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