western red cedar
noun
1
: a large arborvitae (Thuja plicata) chiefly of the Pacific Northwest with reddish-brown bark and wood
called also red cedar
2
: the wood of the western red cedar
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And per the regulation, a western red cedar would need a diameter of more than 12.6 feet to gain protection, a width that would require it to be cut in half lengthwise to fit a logging truck bed.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 June 2021
The paneled walls are crafted from western red cedar and well-suited for painting or staining.
—Katie Dubow, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
The western red cedar used for the front and back pergolas as well as all the exterior window trim was cut and milled by a sawyer up in Cloverdale, Oregon.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
To curb the theft of other species, the Forest Service and Adventure Scientists are working on new databases for other species commonly stolen from public land, including western red cedar, Alaska yellow cedar, coast redwood, and black walnut.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
The western red cedar is a suffering due to the recent years of warmer, drier weather.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
There’s a western red cedar waterfall bench.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
But, as the project grew — there’s also an integrated western red cedar bench for lounging and a walk-in shower with sliding glass doors — the prospect of having a heated plunge pool became appealing to Keyhayova.
—Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
Our mature 85-foot western red cedar has been suffering the impact of invasive eastern red fox squirrels nipping off fronds for the last several years and the tree’s foliage density is severely diminished.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 June 2021
The paneled walls are crafted from western red cedar and well-suited for painting or staining.
—Katie Dubow, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
The western red cedar used for the front and back pergolas as well as all the exterior window trim was cut and milled by a sawyer up in Cloverdale, Oregon.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
To curb the theft of other species, the Forest Service and Adventure Scientists are working on new databases for other species commonly stolen from public land, including western red cedar, Alaska yellow cedar, coast redwood, and black walnut.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
The western red cedar is a suffering due to the recent years of warmer, drier weather.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
There’s a western red cedar waterfall bench.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
But, as the project grew — there’s also an integrated western red cedar bench for lounging and a walk-in shower with sliding glass doors — the prospect of having a heated plunge pool became appealing to Keyhayova.
—Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
Our mature 85-foot western red cedar has been suffering the impact of invasive eastern red fox squirrels nipping off fronds for the last several years and the tree’s foliage density is severely diminished.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
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