western red cedar · Thuja plicata
Also known as: British Columbia cedar; Californian white cedar; giant arbor-vitae; Nootka Sound arbor-vitae; western arbor-vitae; yellow cypress
Grows best in moist but well-drained soil. Protect from drying winds especially when young. Suitable for hedging or screening
May be susceptible to honey fungus and other fungal diseases, particularly thuja blight and Coryneum canker (see conifers: brown patches)
May be susceptible to scale insects and conifer aphid
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