Western Red Cedar

Western red cedar is a resilient and versatile species that can be used in a wide variety of exterior and interior building applications. It is one of the most valuable conifers owing to the unique colour, texture and durability of its wood.

It grows at low to mid elevations along the BC coast and in wetter parts of the southern interior. It holds great spiritual significance for Indigenous peoples along the northwest Pacific Coast. BC is the only province that western red cedar grows. The beauty and dimensional stability of its wood make it an important commercial species.