Eastern red cedar

Wood species Eastern red cedar

English name Eastern red cedar

Alternative name Red cedar, Eastern juniper, Red juniper, Pencil cedar, Aromatic red cedar

Botanical name Juniperus virginiana

Type Softwood

Tree size / Height 30 - 35 m

Trunk / Diameter 1 - 1,2 m

Location North America

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Specific gravity 0.44

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,53

Janka Hardness 4000 lbf

Modulus of rupture 60,7 MPa

Elastic Modulus 6,07 GPa

Crushing Strength 41,5 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 3,1%
Tangential 4,7%
Volumetric 7,8%
T/R Ratio 1,5

m³/BDU 2,47

m³/BDMT 2,27

Ton/BDU 2,09

Tonne/BDU 1,89

Tonne/BDMT 1,74