Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar is straight grained, rather coarse textured, with a prominent growth ring figure and non-resinous. The timber’s heartwood shows considerable colour variation when fresh, from a dark chocolate-brown to a salmon pink colour, perhaps variegated, maturing down to a reddish-brown and, in time, to silver-grey – this weathered appearance sometimes sought-after by architects. Weight is 370 kg/m³ (23 lb/ft³); specific gravity .37.

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