Cedar wood

We supply the highest quality British and Canadian Western Red Cedar wood for cladding and fencing.

Western Red Cedar is the common name for the Thuja Plicata tree, a softwood conifer available in the South Western forests of the UK and the west coast of North America and Canada.

Family name	Cupressaceae
Species name	Thuja plicata
Species group	Softwoods
Common name	British Western Red Cedar
Origin	Well-maintained, sustainable forests in England and Wales
Use	Exterior cladding and fencing
Colour	A uniform colour palette of pink and amber hues, silvering with age if untreated
Age	New growth forests 50-100 years old
Grading	Knotty
Density	390kg/m3
Durability	3 – moderately durable
Availability	Always available

Family name	Cupressaceae
Species name	Thuja plicata
Species group	Softwoods
Common name	Canadian Western Red Cedar
Origin	Well-maintained, sustainable forests on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia, Canada
Use	Exterior cladding and fencing
Colour	A varied colour palette ranging from dark reddish-brown to light amber with occasional pink highlights, silvering with age if untreated
Age	Old growth forests >150 years old
Grading	#2 clear and better with 15% #4 as standard. Clear, #2 clear and better, #4 clear available on request
Density	390kg/m3
Durability	2 – durable
Availability	Always available

Durability is a measurement of how long specific species of timber would last if a 50mm x 50mm cross section was left in the ground unprotected. An untreated Oak beam, which is classed as ‘durable’, for example, will last 15-25 years depending on environmental conditions. The following scale of durability was outlined by TRADA, the Timber Research and Development Association.