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_____Trees with Scalelike Leaves - New World Cedars
 
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.
Western Redcedar branches and leaves
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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Western Redcedar branches and leaves
Western Redcedar cones
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.
   
Western Redcedar branches and leaves
Western Redcedar bark
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.
   
Western Redcedar cones
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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