Thuja plicata - Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar) is very similar to green leylandii to look and grows almost as fast. Thuja plicata has dark olive-green leaves that can turn bronze in winter. Has a pleasant, fruity fragrance when the leaves are crushed. Keep Thuja plicata regularly trimmed and it can be kept at any height and any width. Can be cut back into old wood and it will re-shoot. Any free-draining soil in sun or shade. Rate of growth: up to 75cm per year.