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Thuja plicata
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. The
provincial tree
of
British Columbia
, it has extensive applications for
Native Americans
of the
Pacific Northwest
.
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