Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Photo Credit: Abdallahh from Montréal, Canada, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Large stem of flat needles

Photo Credit: Caitriana Nicholson from 北京 ~ Beijing, 中国 ~ China, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Photo Credit: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Huge Tall Evergreen Tree

Plant Description

Western red cedar is an elegant, large evergreen conifer with sweeping boughs of scales instead of needles. It is an excellent tree for moist, cool areas, but doesn’t tolerate drought well. Highly ornamental with fragrant foliage, the wood is prized for it’s resistance to rot and ability to repel moths and other pests.

Plant Details

Life Forms	Conifer Tree
Habitats	Bottomland forests Little Habitats Mixed hardwood-conifer forests Residential yards Riparian areas Riparian forests Swamps Wet prairies
Soil and Moisture Conditions	Moist to wet Nutrient rich soil Well drained
Special Uses	Attracts birds Attracts pollinators and or other beneficial insects Deer resistant Evergreen Good for shady woodland garden Grown for timber production Ornamental Perennial Produces sap Produces seeds Provides soil stabilization Provides wildlife habitat Restoration/revegetation Woody
Shade Preference	Full sun Part shade
Mature Height	40-180’