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Also known as Western Red Cedar and Canoe Cedar, this is the largest tree in the cypress family, typically growing 50 to 75 feet tall, but reaching as high as 200 feet tall. Its branches droop and then turn back up, producing a broad crown of scale-like, dark green foliage. This tree grows in partial to full shade and in moist, slightly acidic soils.
May Attract
Western Arborvitae is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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