In this video, I'll show you how to build an outdoor coffee table out of western red cedar for an awesome patio addition.

Q: I am concerned about the brown dieback that is on nearly every western red cedar in our area. What is going on? A: It’s impossible to miss the uniform pattern of dead foliage on Thuja plicata ...

Thuja plicata ‘Zebrina,’ commonly called Zebrina variegated Western red cedar. This is not your typical Western red cedar which grows so abundantly in the Pacific Northwest. This selection has bright ...

On a residential street in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood, a couple of miles north of the University of Washington, a massive, two-trunked tree towers over an empty lot. The Western red cedar’s two ...

If you've ever walked down Richards Street in Downtown Vancouver, between Helmcken and Nelson, you've probably noticed the sidewalk split and curve to accommodate a large Western red cedar growing in ...

The beauty and durability of eastern or western red cedar logs make them popular for use in homes, fencing, shingles and woodworking projects. If you want to sell the logs on a steady basis, research ...

They are a central part of Northwest Coast aboriginal culture, not to mention the construction industry and provincial economy, but western red cedar trees — B.C.’s official tree — also cause serious ...

A red cedar of so-called Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew. The stand of old growth is named T’l’oqwxwat by the Pacheedaht First Nation in whose unceded territory it grows. Under pressure to protect the ...

Parksville is dealing with the “devastating loss of cedar trees in our parks” and is pinning the blame on summer droughts. Dry weather does not agree with western red cedars, B.C.’s official tree.

Generally seen on exteriors, the charred wood surfaces also have appeal for interiors. The Japanese Shou Sugi Ban art of charring wood as a preserving and finishing technique is more than three ...