The provincial tree of British Columbia, it has extensive applications for Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.

• Thuja plicata is among the most widespread trees in the Pacific Northwest. It is a large to very large tree, ranging up to 65 to 70 m (213 to 230 ft) tall and 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) in trunk diameter, exceptionally even larger.
• Thuja plicata, commonly called western or Pacific redcedar, giant or western arborvitae, giant cedar, or shinglewood, is a species of Thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae native to western North America.
• The provincial tree of British Columbia, it has extensive applications for Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.

Thuja plicata is among the most widespread trees in the Pacific Northwest. It is a large to very large tree, ranging up to 65 to 70 m (213 to 230 ft) tall and 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) in trunk diameter, exceptionally even larger.