Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)

Family: Cupressaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Columnar, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Inner bark - fresh or dried. The inner bark can be dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread. A pitch obtained from the trunk has been used as a chewing gum. — Inner bark - fresh or dried.; The inner bark can be dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread.; A pitch obtained from the trunk has been used as a chewing gum.

Habitat & North American Range

Grows singly and in small groves in moist to swampy soils, usually in shady forests, from sea-level to 1350 metres. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)