[NatureNS] White Cedars

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-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of David & Alison Webster
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:53 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] White Cedars

Hi Mary & All,            June 6, 2007
    Cedar in NS, except for plantings, is limited to a few narrow 
toe-holds. I have seen no indication that it ever was more abundant or 
widely distributed in colonial times. I have never worked round Cedar 
but, from trees that I have seen in NB, would expect the grain to be 
spiral, i.e. not suitable for split and shave shingle production.

    Straight-grained White Pine was the wood of choice for splitting 
shingles by froe in NS. Even after shingle mills sprang up, some used 
this laborious technique because it saved a few pennies; a consideration 
for many in historic Nova Scarcity.

Yt, DW, Kentville 

   

Mary Macaulay wrote:

> Yes they are Paul and native stands are considered rare in the 
> province.  I believe they became scarce because of the historic market 
> for shakes and shingles but stand to be corrected.
> Mary
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] White Cedars
> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 03:35:14 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hi All
> Yesterday walking along the Annapolis River, we
> encountered a very nice white cedar tree. It was in a
> grove of native pines and oaks among others. Some of
> them quite large.
> The cedar tree itself was prehaps 30 cms in trunk
> diameter - a very good size for that species.
> Does anyone know if cedars are native to the Annapolis
> Valley or are they escapes from plantings? If native
> it prehaps would qualify for the biggest tree list
> which I read about from time to time.
> Enjoy the spring
> Paul
>
>
>
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