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THE UNIQUE PROPETIES OF RED CEDAR

Western red cedar is basically a form of softwood, which grows around British Columbia and some western states of the USA. Its a versatile timber and is commonly used for cladding, for windows, and joinery work. It's a very large tree and grows up to 230 ft. and above and mostly around 6m in  circumference.  It's mostly porus and has a similar color as red cedar. They also tend to live very long and in fact some of the trees have even been recorded to live as long as 1500 years as well. Red Cedar wood is very valuable and used extensively in the western world. However of late the consumption has increased and leaving a gaping hole between demand and supply. There is an urgent need to replenish this species of trees as otherwise a day will come in when we will not have anything left for our future generations. Due to its vast applications and its properties western red cedar is widely used and hence western red cedar suppliers should also look at conservation and afforestatio