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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Mike Patterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Eric in SF, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) J Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Nicholas Sly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) jenn_o, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Milli Vedder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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western redcedar

Thuja plicata

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Thuja plicata, commonly called western or Pacific redcedar, giant or western arborvitae, giant cedar, or shinglewood, is a species of Thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae native to western North America. It is not a true cedar of the genus Cedrus.

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