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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Western redcedar
		Western Redcedar, Thuja plicata, a species of thuja, is an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to the northwestern US and southwestern Canada, from southern Alaska and British Columbia south to northwest California and inland to western Montana.
		Western Redcedar is the Provincial tree of British Columbia.
		Western redcedar is rarely found in isolation and most commonly shares its ranges on the Pacific slope with western hemlock, Douglas fir, grand and amabilis firs, Pacific yew, red alder, fl cottonwood, and bigleaf maple.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Western-redcedar (2285 words)

	Western Redcedar
		Western redcedar is rarely found in isolation and most commonly shares its ranges on the Pacific slope with western hemlock, Douglas fir, grand and amabilis firs, Pacific yew, red alder, fl cottonwood, and bigleaf maple.
		The beautiful color and famous scent of the western redcedar are due to the natural presence of preservative and fungicidal substances that also adorn the wood with its remarkable durability (Wilson, 1993).
		Owens, J. The reproductive cycles of the western redcedar and the yellow-cedar.
	www.tnloghomes.com /process/wrc.shtml (3671 words)

	Landowner Fact Sheets - western redcedar
		Western redcedar is the only arborvitae native to western North America, occuring from northern California to south coastal Alaska.
		Western redcedar is very adaptable to light and soils, and can compete well in all stages of ecological succession.
		Western redcedar is the largest member of its genus.
	www.cnr.vt.edu /dendro/LandownerFactsheets/detail.cfm?Genus=Thuja&Species=plicata (295 words)

	Thuja plicata Donn ex D
		Absolute minimum temperatures experienced by western redcedar in British Columbia are -10° to -30° C (14° to -22° F) in coastal populations, -14° to -47° C (7° to -53° F) in the interior (28).
		Western redcedar seedlings are less tolerant of high soil temperature and of frost than are the seedlings of Engelmann spruce, grand fir, and Douglas-fir.
		Redcedars probably should not be released when overtopped, however, because much of the increased growth after their release often occurs in large branches and a spreading crown rather than stem wood (37).
	www.na.fs.fed.us /spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/thuja/plicata.htm (5078 words)

	WESTERN REDCEDAR (Thuja plicata)
		Western redcedar begins to produce cones at the age of 10.
		With western redcedar being an important economic timber species, it is obvious that nursery practices with this species would also be very important.
		The western redcedar is shade tolerant, and competing species will not hurt their growth as long as soil moisture remains high.
	www.forestry.auburn.edu /sfnmc/class/bt.htm (494 words)

	Tree Book - Western redcedar
		It typically occurs at low to mid elevations along the coast and in the wet belt of the Interior, where the climate is cool, mild, and moist.
		Western redcedar frequently grows with western hemlock and Douglas-fir.
		The western redcedar is British Columbia's official tree.
	www.for.gov.bc.ca /hfd/library/documents/treebook/westernredcedar.htm (331 words)

	Western Redcedar - Definition, explanation
		The cones are slender, 15-20 mm long and 4-5 mm broad, with 8-12 thin, overlapping scales.
		The soft red-brown timber is valued for its resistance to decay, being extensively used for outdoor construction in the form of posts, decking, shingles, siding, and so forth.
		Both the branches and bark rope have been replaced by modern fiber and nylon cordage among the aboriginal northwest coast peoples, though the bark is still in use for the other purposes mentioned above.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/w/we/western_redcedar.php (1214 words)

	Trees of The Idaho Forest: Western Redcedar
		Instead of pine-like needles, the foliage of western redcedar consists of flattened branchlets of dark-green scales, each scale only about one-tenth of an inch long.
		Western redcedar wood is too soft to be used for structual framing.
		However, this lightweight, pitch-free wood resists insects and decay-causing fungi, making it ideal for use as shingles, shakes, siding fencing, and decking.
	www.idahoforests.org /redcedar.htm (144 words)

	Shades of Green: Earth's Forests -- Temperate Rain Forest
		Above: Looking up at a Western redcedar, which could be 600 years old or more.
		The deer and elk which inhabit the temperate rainforest during the winter prefer to feed on the softer needles of Western hemlock and Western redcedar.
		The wood of the Western redcedar is resistant to decay and is often used for shingles, boats, and other products that will be exposed to the weather.
	library.thinkquest.org /17456/rainall.html (608 words)

	Western Redcedar
		Maderas Barber (factory pictured below, grading out cedar soundboards) cuts more Western redcedar tops than anyone in the world, which leaves them with good quantities of higher grade cedar soundboards.
		Used primarily by classic guitarmakers, Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) is light and stiff, and can be rather fragile.
		Although it's used by factories in great quantities in Spain, it would probably be used more in the States in factories if it didn't dent so easily.
	www.alliedlutherie.com /western_redcedar.htm (194 words)

	Staining Western Redcedar and Redwood Siding
		This article focuses on applying solid-color stains to western redcedar and redwood; naturally durable woods that are available in a range of grades and are often sold as resawn bevel siding.
		Several grades of western redcedar and redwood siding are available.
		Finishes for naturally durable wood like western redcedar should be formulated with synthetic resins or modified oils that are not prone to act as food for mildew.
	www.toolbase.org /Design-Construction-Guides/Remodeling/staining-redwood-siding (977 words)

	Conifers: western red cedar
		The northern limits of western redcedar lie between the 11.1° and 11.7° C (52° and 53° F) mean summer temperature isotherms in southeastern Alaska.
		Absolute minimum temperatures experienced by western redcedar in British Columbia are -10° to -30° C (14° to -22° F) in coastal populations, -14° to -47° C (7° to -53° F) in the interior (28).
		Western redcedar has a growing season of at least 120 frost-free days along the coast but as few as 75 frost-free days in some portions of its interior range.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Conifers-713/western-red-cedar.htm (312 words)

	Landowner Fact Sheets - western redcedar
		Western redcedar is the only arborvitae native to western North America, occuring from northern California to south coastal Alaska.
		Western redcedar is very adaptable to light and soils, and can compete well in all stages of ecological succession.
		Western redcedar is the largest member of its genus.
	www.fw.vt.edu /DENDRO/landownerfactsheets/detail.cfm?genus=Thuja&species=plicata (295 words)

	thuja plicata english
		Distribution: Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) grows in the Pacific Northwest and along the Pacific coast to Alaska.
		Western redcedar lumber is produced principally in Washington, followed by Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
		General Wood Characteristics: The heartwood of western redcedar is reddish or pinkish brown to dull brown and the sapwood nearly white.
	www2.fpl.fs.fed.us /TechSheets/SoftwoodNA/htmlDocs/thujaplicata.html (459 words)

	Section 13: Western Redcedar
		Western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don) is a high-value species throughout its range.
		Juvenile redcedar does not compete for dominant crown positions as well as associated conifers in the Inland Mountain West, prompting Haig and others to state that "redcedar makes the slowest early growth, and never achieves dominance in a young stand." A regeneration height growth equation developed by Wykoff and others quantifies this observation.
		Reinvasion by western hemlock and grand fir was substantial, and within 10 years after release, these two species were as tall as the released redcedar.
	www.cof.orst.edu /cof/teach/for442/cnotes/sec13/west.htm (326 words)

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		Western juniper and Douglas-fir shavings had returned to their original weight by this time.
		Western redcedar shavings were less dense than Douglas-fir or western juniper shavings.
		Rate of moisture release for western juniper shavings was intermediate between Douglas-fir and western redcedar with all 3 species having lost all moisture within 72 hours.
	juniper.orst.edu /absorption.htm (2209 words)

	Forest Tour Teachers Guide
		Western redcedar is one of the important species in the state, and reaches its greatest sizes near the coast.
		Not only is the wood of the Western redcedar valuable, but the tree itself is a highly prized ornamental.
		One characteristic of the Western redcedar is that their cones cluster like a swarm of bees on the branch ends.
	whatcom.wsu.edu /environ/forest/guide/treenames.htm (564 words)

	Thuja plicata description
		The power of the redcedar tree was said to be so strong a person could receive strength by standing with his or her back to the tree.
		Western redcedar is the provincial tree of British Columbia (Chambers 1993, Pojar and Mackinnon 1994).
		With increment core-sized samples of western redcedar heartwood, we used gas chromatography to measure tropolone content and soil block tests to assess decay resistance.
	www.conifers.org /cu/th/plicata.htm (2098 words)

	Cypress Woodworks-Western red cedar
		Western redcedar is reported to be demonstrably widespread,
		Western redcedar is reported to have very high natural resistance to decay
		Western redcedar is reported to be highly suitable for ladder-poles because of its
	www.cypresswoodworks.com /Western_red_cedar.html (764 words)

	Forest Health - Western Spruce Budworm - WSU - NRS EXT
		Impact: As western spruce budworm is a defoliating insect, it doesn't necessarily kill trees.
		The USFS estimates that the western spruce budworm affected 234,430 acres in Washington in 1990, and 1,027,671 acres in 1991.
		Western larch is more resistant to budworm than true fir, spruce or Douglas-fir, and western redcedar, western hemlock, and all pine species are not considered to be more than occasional hosts.
	ext.nrs.wsu.edu /forestryext/foresthealth/notes/westernbudworm.htm (1469 words)

	NPS Natural History Handbook: Olympic
		The largest western redcedar on record is in the park, near the road, on the north side of Lake Quinault.
		The trunk of the western redcedar commonly tapers rapidly from a swollen and sometimes fluted base.
		This tree could be confused with the western redcedar, but as the two grow at different elevations identification should be easy.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/natural/1a/nh1ag.htm (1001 words)

	Pacific Coastal
		Western Hemlock, Douglas-fir, Sitka Spruce (in temperate rain forests near coast), Western Redcedar, Coast Redwoods (limited to CA fog belt where otherwise dry summer).
		Mosses drape the branches of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock.
		Outside the Olympic National Park, the world's largest species of Spruce and Thuja (Western Redcedar) are harvested, leaving another 200-300 years for the forests to regain old-growth characteristics (if they don't cut again in 60 years).
	fp.bio.utk.edu /botany120lect/Biomes/Biome04/default.html (240 words)

	NPS Natural History Handbook: Olympic
		Next to the sequoias of California the Douglas-fir is the largest tree in the forest of the Western Hemisphere.
		The largest western redcedar on record is 21 feet 4 inches in diameter.
		This tree could be confused with the western red cedar, but as the two grow at different elevations identification should be easy.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/natural/1b/nh1bh.htm (1040 words)

	Forest Health Conditions in Idaho (Part 6)
		The second largest component is the aggregation for Engelmann spruce, western larch, and other softwoods, primarily western redcedar and western hemlock.
		Western white pine, also a desirable timber species, has been reduced primarily by the introduction of the exotic white pine blister rust fungus in the region in the early 1900s.
		Western white pine and ponderosa pine together have declined by almost 4 billion cubic feet, while true firs and Douglas-fir have increased by a like amount.
	www.uidaho.edu /cfwr/pag/pag11es6.html (1911 words)

	Western Redcedar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The western redcedar is found mainly in Western Canada and the United States.
		A large tree, the western redcedar grows to more than 60 metres high and can live up to 800 years.
		Highly resistant to decay, western redcedar wood is valued for shakes, shingles, poles, posts, boat-building, patios, exterior siding and window frames.
	www.domtar.com /arbre/english/p_thgea.htm (159 words)

	Nearctica - Native Conifers of North America - Thuja plicata
		Measurements: Western Red Cedar is large tree with a tapering trunk, and a cylindrical, but irregular, crown; height 60 to 150 feet with isolated individuals reaching 200 feet; diameter 3 to 5 feet at breast height.
		40° 10' N.), to the northern and western shores of Sumner Strait in southeastern Alaska (lat.
		North of the California-Oregon border, the coastal range broadens to include the western slopes of the Cascade Range north of Crater Lake and the eastern slopes north of about latitude 44° 30' N. Optimal growth and development of Western Redcedar are achieved near the latitudinal center of its range- Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
	www.nearctica.com /trees/conifer/cupress/Tplica.htm (513 words)

	Forest Health - Laminated Root Rot, Yellow Ring Rot - WSU - NRS EXT
		There appears to be two distinct forms, one that causes a root disease in Douglas-fir, grand fir, and hemlock, and another form that causes a butt rot of western redcedar.
		The western redcedar form has only been identified on the east side of the Cascades, although western redcedar on the west side occasionally becomes infected with the Douglas-fir form, to which it is tolerant.
		One 50-year rotation of tolerant, resistant or immune species such as ponderosa pine, western white pine, lodgepole pine, or western redcedar should result in the disease dying out on the site, provided that susceptible trees are not permitted to be reestablished.
	ext.nrs.wsu.edu /forestryext/foresthealth/notes/laminatedrootrot.htm (1682 words)

	Forest species composition
		Semi-moist forest (Douglas-fir, western hemlock, sword fern) along mid to lower trail.
		Red alder (Alnus rubra) and western redcedar are most often found on wet to moist sites, with alder preferring streambanks and flood plains and redcedar preferring seepage and alluvial sites.
		Western hemlock in particular seems to prefer to grow on these nurse logs.
	www.cfr.washington.edu /Classes.esc.520B/speciescompmh.html (1009 words)

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