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Western
Redcedar
(Thuja plicata) |
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| Average
Size (in old-growth forest) |
Height: 197+
feet |
| Champion big tree |
Champion is about 159 feet tall, 20 feet in diameter, and is in Olympic National Park in Washington. |
| Life span |
1,000+ years |
| How to identify |
Scalelike needles 1/16-1/8 inch long; needles make fernlike sprays that hang from main branches. Cones about ½ inch long, leather-brown, sit upright on foliage. Bark reddish-brown, thin, and stringy. |
| Interesting facts |
Western redcedar likes wet soil and is often found near streams or in wet soil. The wood has a red-brown color and is fragrant. |
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