Wood species / trade name: Cedar Western Red / Western Red Cedar, Western redcedar, pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, shinglewood
Botanical name: Thuya plicata
Cedar Western Red
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The fast growing giant life tree is widespread in western North America from Alaska to Northern California. The trunks have a length of approx. 15 to 25m knot-free and a diameter between 0.5 and 2.0m. Often used as building and construction timber and in shipbuilding. The wood is easy to process.
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