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The Farm Woodlot 



The red cedar 



The red cedar is often called the red juniper. There 

 are about eleven species of junipers in the United States, 

 but only one that grows to tree size in northeastern America. 

 The red cedar is a tree of dry and gravelly places and is 

 found mostly along fences and in old abandoned fields. 

 It grows abundantly on the steep dry ridges along rivers 

 and small streams. The red cedar is readily separated 

 from the other conifers by its fruit, which is a cone changed 

 to a small blue berry. These berries are usually found on 

 the trees at all times of the year. The wood is light, 

 fine-grained, weak, easily worked and very durable in the 

 soil. Cedar oil is distilled from the wood, and the shavings 

 of the wood are used to preserve woolens against moths. 

 The fragrant wood is used for many special purposes, 

 as in making pencils and pen holders. As a post material 

 about the farm, the red cedar is of great value. 



THE COMMON RED CEDAR 



THE BROADLEAF TREES 



The trees with broad leaves are widely different in 

 kind and the number of species is very large. They 

 comprise the common hardwoods and softwoods. 



