Scientific Name:
Thuja plicata
'Whipcord'
Pronunciation:
THOO-yuh ply-KAY-tuh
Common Name:
Whipcord red cedar
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Long arching rope-like branchlets of tightly overlapping scales.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, Garden origin, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Winter interest
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to threadleaf red cedar.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Scale-like
Arrangement:
Imbricate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : q.2
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : q.3