Common Name: Western red-cedar
Latin Name: Thuja plicata
Size: 30 (min) to 50 (max)
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My neighbor just planted a large white plasic fence. I am looking for a pyramidal arborvitae like the kind I see down south in Georgia. What this to grow to maybe 30 feet. What are the best complimentary plants that I could plant along the fence line that would attract birds ete. and would give some year round green colorThanks
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Western red-cedar
Thuja plicata
Origin: Western U.S. to Canada
Maximum Height: 50 feet
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Western red-cedarThuja plicata
Origin: Western U.S. to Canada
Maximum Height: 50 feet
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Thuja
species: plicata
Origin: Western U.S. to Canada
Size: 30 (min) to 50 (max)
Size Description: Large
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| Sustainability: | Good | ||
| Deer Resistance: | Not Resistant | See plants that are deer resistant. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.194690000000000 Longitude: 0.130390000000000] Specimen: 740
Thuja plicata at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Location: Cambridge Universithy Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: January 15, 2012
Thuja plicata at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Location: Cambridge Universithy Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: January 15, 2012
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.472000000000000 Longitude: -0.300260007381439] Specimen: 816
Thuja plicata at Kew Gardens
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: May 2011
Thuja plicata at Kew Gardens
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: May 2011
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.192851466666700 Longitude: 0.126897316666667] Specimen: 2025
Interesting branch on Thuja plicata
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Leaf detail on Thuja plicata
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Thuja plicata
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.175468880000000 Longitude: -84.531842750000000] Specimen: 2651
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.175468880000000 Longitude: -84.531842750000000] Specimen: 2652
Location: Gabriel's Place 3816 Reading Road Avondale OH [Latitude: 39.147964990000000 Longitude: -84.487685040000000] Specimen: 3316
Location: Belfast Botanic Gardens, Northern Ireland [Latitude: 54.583059160000000 Longitude: -5.935775220000000] Specimen: 8435
Location: Belfast Botanic Gardens, Northern Ireland
Location: Prauge Botanic Garden - Botanicka Zahrada Praha [Latitude: 50.118822420000000 Longitude: 14.413538420000000] Specimen: 8648
Location: Prauge Botanic Garden - Botanicka Zahrada Praha
Location: Prauge Botanic Garden - Botanicka Zahrada Praha
Location: Seattle, Washington [Latitude: 47.639899100000000 Longitude: -122.295151600000000] Specimen: 11663
Washington Park Arboretum, December 2018
Location: Seattle, Washington