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Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western red cedar in the UK, [3] and it is also called pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, or shinglewood. [4]
The tree is located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is currently the largest known Western redcedar in the world, [2] (compare to the Cheewhat Giant on Canada's Vancouver Island. [3] After the death in 2016 of the Quinault Big Cedar, the Duncan Cedar became the largest known Western redcedar in the United States ...
The tree was discovered in 1988 within the already established Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.It was named after nearby Cheewhat Lake. [3] With the death of the (17,650 cu ft (500 m 3)) Quinault Lake Cedar in 2016, [4] the Cheewhat Lake tree became the world's largest living Western redcedar.
Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, United States Western North America [15] Yellow meranti (Richetia faguetiana) [note 1] 97.58 320.1 Menara: Flowering plant: Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia on Borneo island Southeast Asia [16] Believed to be tallest tree in Asia until 2023 discovery of 102.3 metres (336 ft) cypress in Tibet. [6]
The forest's dominant tree species is the Douglas-fir, the state tree of Oregon. Douglas-fir is a valuable timber species in the United States. The forest contains some stands of old-growth forest, some of which are over 300 feet (91 m) tall, among the tallest trees in the world, with tree diameters ranging from 3 to 8 feet (0.91 to 2.44 m). [10]
Under the big trees are shade-tolerant trees such as western red cedar, western hemlock, and grand fir and smaller plants such as Oregon-grape, vine maple, and salal. [11] The last forest stage, old growth, is reached after 250 years and includes many snags, downed and dead trees, and fallen logs.
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The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon.It contains more than 1.4 million acres (5,700 km 2) in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.The forest consists of high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species.