Western Red Cedar Facts
Western red cedar, also known as Giant Arbor-Vitae, Canoe-cedar, Pacific Red-cedar and Shinglewood, is your best choice for beauty, durability and design flexibility.
Western Red Cedar Features and Benefits
- Known for its resistance to decay and insect damage
- Naturally durable and lightweight
- Grows to more than 60 meters high
- Naturally aromatic
- Resists warping
- High impermeability to liquids and its natural phenol preservatives makes it ideal for use in high humidity
- Outstanding thermal insulation for roof and wall applications
- Rich coloring, ranging from a light blonde in the sapwood to a dark pink in the heartwood
- Seasons easily and quickly, with very low shrinkage
- Free of pitch and has excellent finishing qualities
Further Reading
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