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Thuja plicata 'Fastigiata'

Description: Handsome conifer usually developing a buttressed trunk and retains lower limbs

Botanical Name: Thuja plicata 'Fastigiata'

Common Name: Western Red Cedar

Rate of growth: average/fast Height: 18m high and 9m wide

Foliage: evergreen

Flower: small yellow flowers

Growth Habits: Columnar habit forming a straight narrow outline with dense, dark green foliage, bronzing in winter.

Light: sun/part sun

Watering Needs: Minimal once established

Treatment: Tolerating shearing quite well, Giant-Cedar is ideal for use as a hedge, screen, or specimen planting.

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