Thuja plicata

Identification

Genus: Thuja Species: plicata Variety: None Cultivar: None
Common names: Western Red Cedar, Giant Cedar and Canoe-Cedar.
 

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Description

An evergreen tree with dark green summer foliage, red-brown-green foliage in winter. It is native from coastal Alaska to Alberta and down to N. Calif. If left alone and given time it will be a 200\' tree. It can be held to a 6\' dense hedge. Arthur Kruckeburg in his book \'Gardening with Native Plants in the Pacific Northwest\' talks of some of the different uses of this tree and that this is one of the plants that form many of the large hedges in Britain. We started growing it because a customer told us it was the best looking tree she had ever seen. We were looking for an alternative for the Redwoods which are barely hardy here. This tree is hardy here even in gallon containers. In containers here they look pruned without being pruned. Most of our cedar shingles come from this tree. This tree has allelopathic properties. (Its own weed killer)(Rice)

Available at our Online store.

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One Gallon 0 0 $ 7.99
Fifteen Gallon 0 0 $ 80.00

Available at our Santa Margarita store.

Contact: bawilson@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 0 0 $ 7.99
Five Gallon 0 1 $ 24.99
Fifteen Gallon 0 0 $ 79.98

Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 0 0 $ 7.99
Five Gallon 0 0 $ 24.99
Fifteen Gallon 0 1 $ 79.98

Characteristics



Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar's foliage type is evergreen.
Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar's flower color is na.

Communities

Communities for Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar:Mountain Meadow.

Ranges for Thuja plicata

ph: 5.00 to 7.00
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 2.00 to 60.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 15.00
rainfall[cm]: 100.00 to 1090.00

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