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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Drought, climate change, pollution likely contributed to tree's demise, expert says A western red cedar tree that is believed to have been centuries old fell in Vancouver's Stanley Park over the ...

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 ...

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 ...