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Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata Zebrina
A beautiful tall conifer with cinnamon-red bark, variegated light green leaves striped with greeny yellow that when crushed between your fingers produces an amazing pineapple scent.
Position:
Prefers partial shade
Soil:
Fertile moist well-drained soil
Rate of Growth:
Slow to average
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Other Features:
Striped pineapple scented foliage
Hardiness:
Fully hardy: stands a temperature down to -15°C
Garden Care:
If thuja Plicata is supplied root-balled, take good care in handling, do not drop or shake off soil. Dig the hold deep enough to plant apx 100mm deeper than the plant has been grown in the nursery. Place in the hole carefully, undo or cut root wrap and tuck it into the bottom of the hole. Gently backfill the hole and firm the soil around the outer part of the root-ball well. Add two Osmacote tablets on planting and water well during at lease the first year of establishment.
Eventual Height: 12-15m
Eventual Spread:
4m
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