Thuja plicata
£2.50
Western red cedar. A large, fast-growing evergreen tree from Western North America, growing to 40 m (130 ft) high or more there; grows 5 m in 10 years. The inner bark has been used for basketry and to make mats, ropes etc, while sheets of bark were used as a roofing material. The timber is highly valued and durable, used for roofing shingles, exterior boarding, greenhouse frames, fencing etc. Likes a moist soil and sun or part shade; hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS4. Number of seeds: 50.
Out of stock (For plants, a selection of summer/warm-weather plants is available June/July and our main stock list from August, for autumn/winter delivery)
Description
Western red cedar. A large, fast-growing evergreen tree from Western North America, growing to 40 m (130 ft) high or more there; grows 5 m in 10 years. The inner bark has been used for basketry and to make mats, ropes etc, while sheets of bark were used as a roofing material. The timber is highly valued and durable, used for roofing shingles, exterior boarding, greenhouse frames, fencing etc. Likes a moist soil and sun or part shade; hardy to -20°C. Stratification: CS4