Molecular Expressions: The Tree Collection - Western Red Cedar

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The Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata; also known as the Giant Arborvitae) is a softwood tree found primarily through the upper coastal ranges of western Canada and the United States from Alaska south through British Columbia. Some trees are also found in Washington and Oregon and east to Idaho and Montana. The sapwood is nearly white, while the heartwood is red to pink-brown (sometimes a dull brown) in color.

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