Northern White Cedar (Thuya Occidentalis) is
a softwood with remarkable natural
properties.
Planks
lenght from *4 inches long to *0 inches long (sold in *5 sq.ft.
boxes). Planks
lenght from 6 feets long to *0 feets (sold in bundles).
Its wood is
stable, finely textured and extremely long lasting. It offers exceptional natural
resistance to insects and decay, resulting in excellent
durability. White cedar does not require any
preservatives, special maintenance or treatment to insure a long
service life in exterior applications.
In European tests, the white cedar
qualified in natural durability class 1 with very durable
mention for wood-destroying fungi as per standard EN ****2. No
other softwood have previously obtained this
rating.
White cedar is a natural
alternative to treated wood. Its pleasant fragrance makes it
also prized for interior woodwork and sauna. The wood of white cedar is
typically straight and evengrained, fine-textured and very
light. Compared with Western red cedar
(Thuja plicata), the wood of white cedar is lighter in colour,
finer in texture and generally has less-prominent growth
rings. White cedar is among the most
dimension-stable species of all coniferous species grown in
Canada.
The basic density of white cedar
(oven-dry weight divided by green volume) is about **9 kg/m3. Its
volumetric shrinkage is only 3.8 % from green to air-dry (*2%
moisture content) and 6.8% when kiln-dried according to
tests.
White cedar make the best accent
wood walls and ceilings, posts, fences, landscape timbers, tree
stakes, farm piquets, outdoor furniture, siding, decking
etc.
