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Red Cedar

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Juniperus virginiana

North America

100-115 ft (30-35 m) tall,

3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Cladding

Decking

Joinery - Exterior

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 
 

530 (kg/m3) 

0.44, 0.53

4,000 N

60.7 MPa

6.07 GPa

41.5 MPa

Radial: 3.1%

Tangential: 4.7%

Volumetric: 7.8%

T/R Ratio: 1.5

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