You can tell if you are looking at a yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis), red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), or western red cedar (Thuja plicata) and not at a pine tree because these species don’t have needles like pine or spruce trees.
Yellow, red and western red cedar leaves are flat and fern-like in arrangement, leathery in texture and crumble easily if you rub them between your fingers. These trees also have...
There are only four recognised species of true cedar, all in the genus Cedrus. They are in the same family as pines, so you will get a clue that you...
You can paint over treated pine, but manufacturers of treated lumber suggest you leave the wood dry for about a year before painting. After the wood is installed, leave it...
Yes, it can, I have collected dead fatwood (a location where the sap has collected), and it was dripping with sap once I removed the crystallized coat. But this was...
