Cedar Post

[midtncattle]

I am fencing in a field from scratch. I plan on using ceder post on the back side do cost of treated post. If i have the post sawed into 4x4 squares would this help them last longer. I am thinking that trimming off the white might help them last.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

Trim the white off or leave it on the red won't rot either way.

 

[shaz]

Your correct. I don't use them on pull post though. If you have hedge then use those everywhere that's critical.

 

[Bigfoot]

Saw them down the middle. If they have plenty of red, they will be fine and go twice as far.

 

[tripleBfarms]

definately cut off the white. If you don't, when the white rots off the post will loosen up.

 

[cypressfarms]

The white, or sapwood, will rot; and bugs will eat it. The red, or heartwood, is pretty impervious to the weather and insects.

 

[backhoeboogie]

Ya'll must have a different type of cedar. I've got posts that were put up on the old cattle trail that are still there. You can see the old road on 1880's maps but none after that. Don't know when these posts went in. the bark is gone but the white wood and heart wood remains.

Had those nice new ones too that burned in the brush fire. Lessons learned for me. I don't use wood at all any more.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Ya'll must have a different type of cedar. I've got posts that were put up on the old cattle trail that are still there. You can see the old road on 1880's maps but none after that. Don't know when these posts went in. the bark is gone but the white wood and heart wood remains.

Had those nice new ones too that burned in the brush fire. Lessons learned for me. I don't use wood at all any more.

I would love to have a pick up bed full of those cedar post.

 

[cypressfarms]

Ya'll must have a different type of cedar. I've got posts that were put up on the old cattle trail that are still there. You can see the old road on 1880's maps but none after that. Don't know when these posts went in. the bark is gone but the white wood and heart wood remains.

There are a bunch of types of red cedar, and they will vary as to how rot resistant they are. Backhoe, I'm in very wet/hot country, so maybe in drier areas you could use the sapwood with no problems. I've even had osage sapwood eaten by bugs (I've been woodworking for 20 years) Even if you do put cedar posts, and the sapwood does deteriorate some, the heartwood will still be fine and hold staples and stay strong. There are also several white cedar trees (the heartwood) as well.