Western Red Cedar
FamilyCupressaceae
Max Height60 m
RangePacific Northwest
HabitatCoastal rainforests
About the Western Red Cedar
Called the tree of life by Northwest Coast peoples who used its rot-resistant wood for canoes, totem poles, and longhouses. Not a true cedar but a thuja. Hollowed canoes from single trunks carried 40 people.
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