Thuja plicata - Western redcedar

Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) is a large evergreen conifer native to the Pacific coast of North America, its fibrous bark and roots used for cordage, basketry, and matting.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹
• Dye¹
• Wood¹
• Fuel¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Thuja plicata | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 15 seconds ↩