Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Giant Cedar; Western Red Cedar; Shingle-wood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)	Red Cedar
Deutsch	Riesenlebensbaum
English	Giant Cedar; Western Red Cedar; Shingle-wood
Français	Thuya géant; Cèdre rouge de l’Ouest; Thuya de Lobb
Italiano	Riesenlebensbaum
Suomi	Riesenlebensbaum
Norsk	Riesenlebensbaum
Čeština	Riesenlebensbaum
Español	Cedro giganteo
Svenska	Riesenlebensbaum
Polski	Riesenlebensbaum
Український	Riesenlebensbaum
Român	Riesenlebensbaum
Русский	Riesenlebensbaum
Български	Riesenlebensbaum
EESTI	Riesenlebensbaum
日本語	Riesenlebensbaum
Other names	British Columbia red cedar [English]; Canoe Cedar [English]; Canoe Cedar [English]; Canoe Cedar [English]; Giant Arbor-vitae [English]; Giant Arbor-vitae [English]; Giant Arbor-vitae [English]; Giant Cedar [English]; Giant Cedar [English]; Kjempetuja [Norwegian]; Lebensbaum [German]; Pacific Red-cedar [English]; Pacific Red-cedar [English]; Reuzen levensboom [Dutch]; Reuzen levensboom [Dutch]; Riesen-Lebensbaum [German]; Riesen-Lebensbaum [German]; Riesen-Lebensbaum [German]; Riesen-Lebensbaum [German]; Riesen-Thuja [German]; Shinglewood [English]; Tuia di California [Italian]; Tuia di California [Italian]; Tuia di Lobb [Italian]; Tuia di Lobb [Italian]; Tuia gigante [Italian]; Tuia gigante [Italian]; Western Red-cedar [English]; Western Red-cedar [English]; Western Red-cedar [English]; Western Red-cedar [English]; Western Red-cedar [English]; cèdre de l'Ouest (cedre de l'Ouest) [French]; cèdre rouge de l'Ouest (cedre rouge de l'Ouest) [French]; cèdre rouge occidental (cedre rouge occidental) [French]; golema tuja; thuya de Lobb [French]; thuya de Lobb [French]; thuya géant (thuya geant) [French]; thuya géant (thuya geant) [French]; thuya plissé (thuya plisse) [French]; tuia gigante [Spanish]; tuja riasnatá (tuja riasnata) [Slovak]; túje obrovská (tuje obrovska) [Czech]; zerav obrovský (zerav obrovsky) [Czech]; Óriás tuja (Orias tuja) [Hungarian]; Óriás életfa (Orias eletfa) [Hungarian]; туя складчатая (tuya skladchataya) (tua skladcataa (tuya skladchataya)) [Russian]; 北美乔柏 (bei mei qiao bai) (bei mei qiao bai (bei mei qiao bai)) [Chinese]; 大側柏 (da ce bai) (da ce bai (da ce bai)) [Chinese]; 美国香柏 (mei guo xiang bai) (mei guo xiang bai (mei guo xiang bai)) [Chinese]

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

States and Territories

W North America: along the Pacific Coast Range and Cascade Range from S Alaska to N California and in the N Rocky Mountains from British Columbia to Idaho and W Montana. Canada: Alberta, British Columbia; USA: Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.; Subarctic America; Alaska; Western Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Northwestern U.S.A.; Idaho; Montana; Oregon; Washington; Southwestern U.S.A.; California

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Gymnosperm
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae
Genus	Thuja
Species	plicata
Author citation	Donn ex D. Don
Scientific name	Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Habitus

Wood type	Softwood
Growth habit	Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field	DC 3
Mushrooms laboratory	1
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus)	D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium)	D
Termites	S
Remarks	Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln