From the United States and Canada. The color is light reddish brown, purplish or rose-red, usually with streaks of lighter colored sapwood.
Grain is fine and even and texture is usually fine and takes a high polish.
Has a characteristic mild pencil-cedar odor and taste. Common uses include chests, interior trim, novelties, pencils, posts, wardrobes, woodenware, fine furniture, foundation posts, moldings and wainscoting. Responds well to turning, but some crumbling is reported.