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red cedar
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red cedar: see juniper juniper, any tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, aromatic evergreens of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), widely distributed over the north temperate zone. Many are valuable as a source of lumber and oil.
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eastern red cedar, aromatic cedar
A highly aromatic, moderately high-density, fine-textured wood of a distinctive red color with white streaks; widely used for fence posts, shingles, and mothproof closet linings.


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The conifer conundrum in the mid-Atlantic states can usually be solved with eastern redcedar, a wonderful evergreen that can be an accent plant anchoring a suburban home, an effective, fast-growing screen, or a formal alley bordering a long driveway.
When siding becomes wet on its back side, objectionable streaked bleeding of water-soluble extractives may occur, particularly with highly colored wood species such as redwood and western redcedar (Figure 2).
; 311 feet tall; 72 feet around; 101-foot spread - 1,203 points 5: Western redcedar (Thuja) Olympic National Park, Wash.
 
 
 
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