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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]
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The flora of the park is typical of the region, and includes stands of old-growth tree species including western redcedar and bigleaf maple (found south of the highway), western hemlock, and grand fir. The understory (term for the area of the forest that grows in the shade the forest canopy) includes red huckleberry, salal, and devil's club.
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, a species of juniper native to eastern North America; Eastern white cedar, also northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis, native to eastern North America. Calocedrus, the incense cedars, a genus native to western North America, Eastern Asia; Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica; known as 杉 (Sugi) in ...
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The village was so named because of the profusion of Thuja plicata trees in its vicinity, known as the Western Red Cedar. Cedar as a locality existed prior to 1888, as on April 1, that year, a post office was opened. [2] To the north of Cedar, three Snuneymuxw First Nation Indian reserves, Nanaimo River 2, 3, and 4, border the community.
It is a plant pathogen that causes laminated root rot in certain conifers, typically Douglas-fir and western redcedar. [2] It is widespread in the Douglas-fir growing regions of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. [3]
The red cedar is widely planted in subtropical and tropical parts of the world as a shade tree and for its fast-growing aspect. It is grown in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States, and southern and eastern Africa. In parts of Zimbabwe and South Africa, it has naturalised; growing to maturity and spreading from seed. [19]