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Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata

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Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:20 p.m.
Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:16 p.m.
Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:16 p.m.
Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:17 p.m.
Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:17 p.m.
Western Red-cedar Western Red-cedar - Thuja plicata dylan Ashton court 16 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m. 18 Aug 2021, 5:18 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK but mainly in the South. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, cemeteries, plantations etc. Growing habit: Evergreen Perennial. ID: Scale-like and are in four parallel ranks. The seed bearing cones are elongated rather than spherical, with flattened cone scales.