Family: Cupressaceae

Scientific Name: Thuja plicata atrovirens

Common Name: Western red cedar Atrovirens

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.

Plant TypeTrees Coniferous
Hardiness Zone5-7
Sunlightfull to partial sun
Moistureaverage
Soil & Sitetolerates most any soil condition, prefers moist, well drained
Flowersnot ornamental
Leavesdark green scale-like needles, aromatic when crushed
Dimensions50'-60' tall by 15'-20' spread
Maintenancecan be pruned
Propagationcuttings
Native SiteNative to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
Cultivar OriginOriginated 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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