Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River Ranger District of Willamette National Forest, Lane Co., 6.5 km North-East of Blue River town, 420-610 m above sea level, "Mona Creek" site, valley of Mona Creek, mixed forest (tree species: red alder Alnus rubra, bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum, black cottonwood Populus trichocarpa, Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziessi, western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla, western red-cedar
Thuja plicata), ex decayed log, 2-10.X.2006, leg.
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureopictus' is a fine, gold-tinted variety to pick up winter sunshine, while other suitable plants are a dwarf cypress,Chamaecyparis pisifera, and the golden-leaved
Thuja plicata 'Zebrina'.
At home in British Columbia, his research centred on western red cedar (
Thuja plicata).
By means of steam distillation: There are at least nine components in the steam-volatile oil of western red cedar (
Thuja plicata) heartwood, but the most important are [alpha]-, [beta]- and [tau]- thujaplicin; [beta]-thujaplicinol; thujic acid and its methyl ester.
For something easier to manage try
Thuja plicata, also called western red cedar, left.
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Thuja plicata, also called western red cedar, left.
Above ground, yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) and western red cedar (
Thuja plicata) were the most consistently durable at all four test sites.
My favourite conifer is the lovely
Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' - an elegant, emerald green, glossy-leafed hedge.
A less expensive alternative is the Western red cedar (
Thuja plicata).
Great choices: Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea, Juniperus scopulorum Skyrocket,
Thuja plicata Fastigiata.
There's a really bright gold form of the Western Red Cedar,
Thuja plicata 'Goldy', which is quite vigorous but very amenable to trimming.
Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' is a nice-looking shrub that can block out sound.
Slightly less rampant is
Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' or the western red cedar.
Western red cedar (WRC;
Thuja plicata) is highly valued for its natural durability.
If you want all-year screening, conifers such as western red cedar (
Thuja plicata) makes a good, formal hedge.