WHITE CEDAR

THE BEST NATIVE OUTDOOR SOFTWOOD
DECAY RESISTANCE

                                                                                    Useful Service Life in Years

Source:

Bulletin LD9E “Preservation of Wood Fence Posts” Eastern Forest Products Laboratory, Canadian Forestry Service, Environment Canada.

R-Values

White Cedar 1.54 per inch

Red Cedar 1.47 per inch

White Pine 1.33 per inch

Hemlock 1.19 per inch

Source:
US Forest Products Handbook 1999

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE
Red Cedar 6.8%
White Cedar 7.2%
White Pine 8.2%
Hemlock 9.7%

Source:
US Forest Products Handbook 1999