The principal commercial uses of northern white-cedar are for rustic fencing and posts; other important products include cabin logs, lumber, poles, and shingles.

The spelling of the name “redcedar” as one word indicates that this is not a true cedar. One of Oregon’s four native conifer species referred to as cedars, none of them are actually cedars at all – true cedars …

Northern white-cedar is a slow-growing species found mainly on wetter sites in northern Wisconsin. The volume of white-cedar has increased 50% since 1983. This species is maturing with an increase in …

Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) ranges from southern Maine to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, mainly in freshwater wetlands along the coast. It is a rela-tively long-lived species that can …

Like western hemlock, red-cedar is very shade tolerant and often does not appear in Douglas fir forests until maturity. Western redcedar is the largest tree in the Pacific Northwest, with liv-ing individuals …

Basin swamps dominated by Atlantic white cedar in the overstory and by a mixture of coastal species in the understory.

Cedar is a slow growing, long-lived, and shade tolerant tree. Although it grows best on upland sites (three times as much in some cases [Curtis, 1946]), it is best able to compete on sites at the …