Santa came early to my house. My neighbor said he was taking down a big cedar tree. Said it may have some nice wood for building stuff. I grabbed my saw immediately. 80yr old aromatic cedar. One small one and one w/two main trunks. I can't wait to see what comes out of this wood.....but will have to. Lots of branches will create some amazing grain. So, for now, officially inspected and certified.... and all tucked away until next year..at least. ..oh, and it is very aromatic. What a score.
I collect sawdust when bucking rounds of cedar like this. It just smells so lovely. I love it raw, love it when burning, and just the grain is really unbelievable as well.
Here are some pics of the juniper cedar I got. This according to the tree guy. I looked it up and junipers are actually part of the Cypress family and are commonly referred to cedars because of how aromatic they are. It smells so amazing that you can literally get high off of sniffing it. It smells as amazing as it looks. How to Tell the Difference Between Cedars and Junipers
And did you know juniper berries are a key ingredient to the production of gin? I did not. "All junipers produce small seed cones that resemble berries. The seed cones of the common juniper are sold as juniper berries. Juniper berries are a key ingredient in the production of gin."
I read cedar waxwings are one of the few birds that can digest them. justdraftn , nice cedar. It is tough stuff. I put it right up there with apple for difficulty. Both have nice grain though.
Okay I always thought what we have in my area was western red cedar. After reading the link, probably not. But what ever it is, it looks just like the pictures above, smells great and is almost considered a noxious weed in these parts. Ranchers spend a lot of money to have them cleared out of their pastures. Come get all you want
