Cedar Hardwood Tree

Hardwood comes from deciduous leaf bearing trees.

Cedar hardwood tree.

The texture and density of the wood a tree produces puts it in either the hardwood or softwood category. Also known as cedrus atlantica the atlas cedar is a tall coniferous tree that can grow up to the height of 40 to 60 feet with a trunk diameter of 5 to 6 feet. Though eastern redcedar trees are widely distributed throughout the eastern half of the united states it is a very slow growing species and most trees harvested tend to be fairly small in diameter. Although it s a softwood hardwood grading standards apply because eastern red cedar is used primarily as a cabinet wood.

Most hardwood trees are deciduous trees which lose their leaves annually like elm or maple. It is a lovely tree that provide nice shade but it is also very hardy in adverse conditions tolerating both drought and wet soil. The other traits that make this tree different from its counterparts are its wide pyramidal shape with a silhouette wide and open and. Native to the atlas mountains of morocco the atlas cedar is slow to moderate growing species.

Softwood comes from a conifer cone bearing or evergreen trees such as pine or spruce. In tree form it is more commonly called eastern redcedar while the wood itself is usually referred to as aromatic red cedar. The cedar elm serves dual purposes. Since clear wood is hard to come by most eastern red cedar boards carry the common grading label and a fairly inexpensive price of about 1 50 per board foot.

It s a term to describe their biological characteristics not the actual hardness of the wood.