Thuja plicata

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Western Redcedar 

FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE

Thuja plicata - Western Redcedar

About Western Redcedar at OSU's Landscape Plants site

  • Native from Alaska to northern California to western Montana.
  • Height can exceed 200’.
  • Needles scale-like, shiny on top with whitish “butterfly” mark on underside.
  • Seed cones small (1/2”), upright, closed and green at first then turning brown and opening while still on tree.
  • Bark is reddish-brown, furrowed, and peels off in shreds.
  • Lumber is very valuable; old growth is rare.
Tree #LocationDimensionsPhoto and Notes
1454825 SW Dosch Park Ln
Private, Rear Yard
120' Height
63' Spread
9.1' Circ.

This tree has poor visibility from the street.

Thuja plicata - Western Redcedar
1696215 SW 27th Ave
Private, Rear Yard
75' Height
33' Spread
11.6' Circ.

This tree is only partially visible from the street.

Thuja plicata - Western Redcedar
384

7077 SW 32nd Ave

Right of Way

88' Height

50' Spread

12.9' Circ.

mature western redcedar
394

34 SE 88th Ave

Private, Rear Yard

89' Height

45' Spread

19' Circ

large mature conifer tree