White cedar
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Description
A lumber trade term referring to any of several large, softwood trees native to North America. White cedar wood is used for exterior siding, shingles, piers and interior trim.
- Pacific northwest: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford cedar), Librocedurs decurrens (Incense cedar)
- Eastern U.S.: Chamaecyparis thyoides and Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea (American cypress)
- Northeastern North America: Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae)
Synonyms and Related Terms
Chamaecyparis lawsonianal; Librocedurs decurrens; Chamaecyparis thyoides; Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea; Thuja occidentalis; cyprès de Lawson (Fr.); cipresso di Lawson (It.)
Resources and Citations
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Wood database: Northern White cedar
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "white cedar." Accessed 21 Oct. 2004 .
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997