178 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF WOOD. 



Canoe Cedar, Arborvit*, Giant Arborvit*. { 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth. ) 



Canoe Cedar, Giant Arborvitae Cedar, Giant Cedar, Western 



(local and common names). Cedar (Oreg., Cal.). 



Red Cedar, Giant Red Cedar, Shinglewood (Idaho). 



Pacific Red Cedar (Wash., 



Oreg., Cal., Idaho). 



Locality. 



Coast region, California to Alaska, Idaho to Montana. 



Features of Tree. 



One hundred to two hundred feet in height, two to eleven 

 feet in diameter. Four-sided leaves closely overlapping in 

 sprays. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood dull reddish brown, thin sapwood nearly white. 

 Coarse-grained, compact structure, annual layers distinct. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Soft, weak, light, brittle, easily worked, very durable. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Shingles, fencing, cooperage, interior finish, canoes (coast 

 Indians). 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



23- 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1,460,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



10,600. 

 Remarks. 



Large trees are often hollow at the bottom. 



