Used where weather resistance, stability, and workability are needed. Marketed and sold separately. Port Orford Cedar is finely textured with a pungent, ginger-like odor. Heartwood is light yellow to pale brown, sapwood is thin and hard to distinguish. Fine and uniformly textured, with a distinctly spicy odor.
Sapwood is white or cream colored.
Heartwood is light brown, frequently tinged with red and is extremely durable. Marketed and sold separately or in the Western Cedars combination. It is non-resinous and has a strong spicy odor. Heartwood varies from dark reddish brown to a pinkish color and has excellent weather-resistant properties. Sapwood is light yellow.