The western red cedar (Thuja plicata) is a non-native species whose natural range is the western coast of North America.
It belongs to the cypress family and is a coniferous tree. In its natural environment, it can reach heights of 60–65 meters. It produces light, pale wood with a reddish hue. In Poland, it is most often planted as an ornamental tree.
Fun fact: In the State Forests, the largest western red cedars can be found, among others, in the Smolarz Forest District near Szczecin (Dębogóra Forestry), where the trunk of one tree measures 525 cm in circumference and 23 m in height, and in the Młynary Forest District near Olsztyn (Klasztorna Forestry), with a trunk circumference of 511 cm.
Source: Lasy Państwowe