SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VIII 



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The Wood: In the United States the white cedar is used for fence 

 posts and poles probably as much as any other tree. The native stands 

 are dense and a large production of these products per acre is obtained. 

 Practically all of the fence posts shipped into the State are white 

 cedar. The tree is utilized little for other purposes. 



Planting: The white cedar windbreak should only be planted on 

 moist soil. Space trees about 8 by 12 feet apart. With this spacing the 

 lower branches on the interior of a windbreak thirty years old are shaded 

 off but the outside rows present a solid mass of green foliage. The Nor- 

 way spruce is sometimes planted in alternate rows with the white 

 cedar and this combination makes a very desirable windbreak, although 

 after twenty-five to thirty-five years the former begins to overtop the 

 cedar. At this time the white cedar trees could profitably be taken out 

 and made into fence posts — thus giving the remaining spruce more room 

 for development. 



For commercial planting the white cedar could be well utilized on 

 wet land. It should produce a crop of fence posts in 15 to 20 years but 

 would give best returns if permitted to grow for 30 to 40 years, since the 

 initial growth is slow. In planting use trees 8 to 12 inches high. 



This cedar is very much prized for ornamental planting on lawns. It 

 trims back readily and is used much for low hedges, although foreign 

 varieties are more adaptable for this purpose but are not as hardy. For 

 lawn planting, trees up to 3 feet in height can be satisfactorily planted 

 if given good care. 



