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2. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   Both softwood and hardwood decks need to be finished after installation using either an oil or varnish to prevent weathering, wear, mould, algae and wood-boring insects. [ 3 ] Due to environmental and durability concerns, composite decking (a mixture of two materials, typically wood pulp and recycled material such as plastic bottles or plastic ...

3. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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   Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) have long been used for rot-resistant fence posts and rails in eastern United States, with the black locust also planted in modern times in Europe. Coast redwood is commonly used for similar applications in the western United States.

4. Thuja plicata - Wikipedia

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   Thuja plicata is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its common name is western redcedar in the U.S. [2] or western red cedar in the UK, [3] and it is also called pacific red cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, just cedar, giant cedar, or shinglewood. [4]

5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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   Red cedar Eastern red cedar, (Juniperus virginiana) Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) Spruce (Picea) Norway spruce (Picea abies) Black spruce (Picea mariana) Red spruce (Picea rubens) Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) White spruce (Picea glauca) Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) White cedar

6. List of plants known as cedar - Wikipedia

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   Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the genus Cedrus. Some botanical authorities consider the Old-World Cedrus the only "true cedars" . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera Calocedrus , Thuja , and Chamaecyparis in ...

7. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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   In North America shakes are typically made from California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), western red cedar (Thuja plicata), [5] and Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), while in Scandinavia and Central Europe they are more commonly made from pine (Pinus sylvestris) and local variations of spruce (Picea).