Hi Lucky:
Good point, I stand corrected. Thanks for the
clarification. In my defense I do not know what his
application for this is for and have limbed many times particular cedars to be able to work around
and have access to the growing area/s. They will
continue to grow unimpeded even when the lower
limbs have been trimmed or completely
severed.
When felled you are right an 8ft cedar will yield
very little rot resistant heartwood, but if I remember his
question clearly I think he said he needed only 2
to 3 inch diameter and imperative that the wood had
a beautiful grain...
I guess I'm at a loss barring a preservative that
are now available minus any toxins...
Thank you, Lucky.
Best of growing,
~Gianni
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:41
AM
Subject: Re: [nafex] I need some
thoughts
At 11:18 AM 05/22/2001 -0400, Gianni wrote:
Red cedar will grow to
8 ft from a seedling in as little as 3 to 4 yrs depending on
conditions. Yes, but this 8 ft seedling will
have a piece of red heartwood about the size of a pencil lead, the rest being
white softwood that'll rot away about as quickly as untreated white
pine. Plus, an open-grown redcedar 8 ft tall will have limbs from ground
level up.
I cut some good, tall redcedars out of my hardwood forest
this spring, when I was stringing a mile or so of new HT fence - most were 75+
yrs old, based on counts of growth rings - got 2 or 3 good, clear 8 ft 'king'
posts, with lots of rot-resistant heartwood, before I got into any significant
branches.
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6 Hopkinsville, KY
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