Botany Photo of the Day Thuja plicata

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    Botany Photo of the Day is a weblog run by researchers, staff, and students associated with UBC Botanical Garden. It features plants from around the world. See The Photographs for details on how to submit your images!

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    The overlapping leaves of Thuja plicata are small, only 3-6mm in length (and sometimes as small as 1mm). In quantity, though, they can sustain trees exceeding 70m (230 ft.) in height. Although currently considered globally secure, new threats do seem to be emerging for western redcedar: A mystery at the core of Canada’s western redcedar. […]

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