| Description | Western Red Cedar (thuja plicata atrovirens) si one of the larger Cedars used as a landscape plant. It is slow-growing and long-lived. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | tolerates most any soil condition, prefers moist, well drained |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Leaves | dark green scale-like needles, aromatic when crushed |
| Dimensions | 50'-60' tall by 15'-20' spread |
| Maintenance | can be pruned |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated prior to 1874 by R. Smith of Worcester England. Sold in the USA since about 1921. |
| Notes & Reference | #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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