| We love red cedar! Eastern Red Cedar is a fast growing prolific evergreen with fragrant wood and pale green to dark green to rusty colored foliage. The color of it's heartwood ranges from deep purple to red to pink. Red cedar is found throughout central and eastern North America. Although they are called cedar, they are actually a variety of Juniper, Juniperus Virginiana. It is considered a nuisance tree by many farmers and landowners. Red cedar quickly takes over abandoned pastures, fills fence rows, and sprouts along road sides. It will grow in almost any type of soil, from rich river bottoms to rocky cliff sides. Red Cedar averages about 14" to 16" in diameter and 20' to 50' in height. Cedar trees have many uses! They are useful for erosion control, due to their fibrous root system. The berries of cedar trees are used to flavor gin. Cedar wood oil is used in fragrances. Landscapers and gardener's use cedar chips and shavings for mulch. Pet owners use cedar shavings for pet bedding. Cedar has been used for almost every kind of furniture, but perhaps is most well known for use in building cedar chests, siding, cabinetry and closet lining. The smell of cedar is renowned for keeping clothes moths out of woolens and linens. It has been shown to be non-toxic, while at the same time repelling cockroaches and silverfish. Cedar is commonly used as fence posts and poles because they are very resistant to decay, even when buried in soil. It is a relatively strong wood whose strength is approximately 80 percent that of white oak. All Cedar Brook products are made entirely of Aromatic "Oklahoma" Red Cedar. |
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| Member Oklahoma Red Cedar Association |
| Cedar Brook Furniture & Saw Mill |