Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata

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East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
5211 N. Williams Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97217

Phone: 503-222-SOIL (7645)
Fax: 503-935-5359

Found mostly in moist to wet soils, usually in shaded forests. Will grow in drier areas with rich soil. Probably most important tree to coastal Indians. Bark shreds easily.

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