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Thuja plicata 'Cuprea'
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Common name:
copper western redcedar, Cuprea western redcedar
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to n.w. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf form to about 3' tall forming a dense, cone-shaped shrub. Sprays of needles are crowded together on nodding shoots. Needles are flattened, copper to bronze-yellow in winter, somewhat lighter in summer. Virtually free of deer browse.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
CON: CK10
(CK10)
• Accession: D1992-0111.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
CON: CM10
(CM10)
• Accession: D1992-0111.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
CON: CR10
(CR10)
• Accession: D1992-0111.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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