Hi everyone!

We added a few more optional questions following some excellent conversations, but we want to hear your feedback.

Are there too many questions? Which questions are confusing or awkward? Please share your perspectives by commenting below or contacting @jmhulbert.

The below optional questions were just added:

• Optional - Were there any other unhealthy plant species on the site?

  Please indicate if you noticed any other unhealthy plant species on the site.

We also added the option 'invasive plants present or growing on tree' to the question about other factors.

Your feedback welcome! Thanks

Hi Everyone,

There are a few species of 'cedar' in our region so it is important to include enough information to confirm that our observations are actually western redcedar.

Please include photos of the cones or the bloom (white powder) on the underside of of new leaflets when possible.

Redcedar cones

Redcedar have egg shaped cones that sit upright on branches.

Good examples of observations that include photos of cones have been shared by @geographerdave here and @angelique_k here .

Photo source: https://wildfoodsandmedicines.com/cedar/

Redcedar bloom

Bloom can usually be found on the underside of new foliage.

This OSU webpage and the photo below provide good examples of the differences in the bloom. Note the butterfly shaped bloom on the western redcedar. '

A really good example of an observation that includes a photo of the bloom has been shared by @whiteaeros here

Photo source: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/four-cedars-native-oregon

Thanks to everyone for sharing their observations.

Having these extra photos are especially helpful in cities where ornamental species such as port-orford cedar may be planted.

Note that it is still valuable and helpful to include your observations if you cannot get close up photos, but observations with these photos help ensure the data is high quality.

Thanks