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Western Red Cedar
Western Red Cedar




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About Western Red Cedar

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Northwestern United States, Canada

Types

-

Number of Varieties

6
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Habitat

Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

760.00 cm
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sienna

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood

Other Uses

Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THUJA plicata

Common Name

Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar

In Hindi

Pacific redcedar

In German

Riesen-Lebensbaum

In French

Thuja plicata

In Spanish

Thuja plicata

In Greek

Thuja plicata

In Portuguese

Thuja plicata

In Polish

Żywotnik olbrzymi

In Latin

Thuja plicata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Pinophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Thuja

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

15
1 27800
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Properties of Western Red Cedar

Want to know the properties of Western Red Cedar? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Western Red Cedar is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis and Urticaria. Western Red Cedar Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever and Sore throat

  • Part of plant used: Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves and Wood

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Western Red Cedar Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Western Red Cedar. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Western Red Cedar physical information is as follows: 1,520.00 cm tall and 760.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Scale-like imbricate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Light Yellow
  • Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Western Red Cedar

Taking Western Red Cedar Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Western Red Cedar include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Western Red Cedar

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Western Red Cedar is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Western Red Cedar is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 6 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Lowland, Moist Soils and Swamps and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.