White cedar

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