214 WESTERN RED CEDAR 



southward through Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and into 

 northwest California, with scattered stands in northern 

 Montana. Its best development is where the air is moist, 

 but not next to the ocean. It prefers a fertile soil, but will 

 thrive fairly well on comparatively dry ground. 



The wood is very light, fragrant, dull and light reddish 

 brown in color, but fading on exposure, with straight grain, 

 varying from fine to medium, coarse, brittle, soft, easily 

 split, and very durable. It is largely used for shingles 

 nearly sixty-five per cent of the shingles manufactured in 

 the United States being from that wood and for rail- 

 road ties, poles of all kinds, posts, sills, and every purpose 

 where a soft, not strong, but durable wood is required. 



The tree is a free seeder with a high percentage of germ- 

 ination, and if allowed, natural reproduction would occur. 

 No information can be obtained as to whether any effort has 

 been made to propagate it beyond what nurserymen have 

 undertaken in the East, where it has not shown itself able 

 to endure the climatic conditions. No doubt planting in 

 the nursery and removing to the forest would succeed, but 

 natural reproduction would be ample if allowed. 



