Western Red Cedar Tree. Cultivars include 'atrovirens', 'emerald cone', 'zebrina', 'stoneham. The western red cedar growth rate is fast, up to 2' per year.
The western red cedar is very commonly found in the wild in the northwestern united states and canada. Billed as the world's largest western red cedar, it appears to have seen its better days. In this article, i describe forty facts about the plant and the importance of the tree of life in the local culture. Western red cedar trees and shrubs are pyramidal in form.
The western red cedar growth rate is fast, up to 2' per year.
Western red cedar trees and shrubs are pyramidal in form. Cultivars include 'atrovirens', 'emerald cone', 'zebrina', 'stoneham. We use only seasoned western red cedar from bc to build our log homes. Western red cedar was employed medicinally by a number of native north american indian tribes, who used it to treat a wide range of complaints257.