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_____Trees with Scalelike Leaves - New World Cedars |
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The Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata
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Reaching a height of up to 200 ft/60 m, the Western Red Cedar is a tall
giant evergreen tree of the coastal and mountain forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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The foliage of the Western Redcedar is fan-like, and hangs flattened from the branches. The branches are J-shaped, tending to spread and droop and then turn upward. |
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The scalelike leaves are tiny (1/4-1/8 in/3-6 mm) dark or yellowish-green. They grow in rows of 4 with opposite pairs. The leaves of one pair are folded while the other pair are not. The leaves grow closely to the stem with the resulting formation looking like a flat braid. The tiny egg-shaped cones are and 1/2 in/1 cm long. |
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The trunk is covered with reddish or purplish brown, fibrous bark which peels easily in long strips.
The trunks can grow to be massive in diameter with most ranging from 2-8 ft/.6-1.8 m in size. |
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The Western Redcedar is not a true cedar but actually a member of the Cypress family but has been placed in a group called New World Cedars. |
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