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<blockquote data-quote="SmokinM" data-source="post: 1381778" data-attributes="member: 21382"><p>Eastern red cedar is what is being referred to as southeastern red cedar. It grows out as far as some of the upper mid west. To find one that will make a good post is easy but not easy to find. You have to find one standing dead in a hardwood forest. They are usually bleached out white. The way they grow is heart from the center out and when the heart gets to the outside the tree dies. Find one like that and it will last 30-50 yrs. easy. Ironically you can't cut a cedar out of a fence line to make a fence post. They grow with sap spots in the heart and will rot. The same for those that grow in dead fields etc.. Has to come out of the deep woods. It is my experience this has more to do with it than curing.</p><p></p><p>Topping a post with flashing etc. does help a bunch as does cutting the top at an angle so water runs off.</p><p></p><p>Here is another thing to ponder oh wise minds of CT. If a white oak and a red oak fall in the woods a white oak will rot faster than the red. Cut them in to fence boards and a white oak will last a good 5x longer than a red oak will. Can't tell you why but I can tell you that's the truth.</p><p></p><p>That is a nice looking cattle guard there Fence. Wish we could get pipe like you guys can. I like those way better than the concrete ones available here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SmokinM, post: 1381778, member: 21382"] Eastern red cedar is what is being referred to as southeastern red cedar. It grows out as far as some of the upper mid west. To find one that will make a good post is easy but not easy to find. You have to find one standing dead in a hardwood forest. They are usually bleached out white. The way they grow is heart from the center out and when the heart gets to the outside the tree dies. Find one like that and it will last 30-50 yrs. easy. Ironically you can't cut a cedar out of a fence line to make a fence post. They grow with sap spots in the heart and will rot. The same for those that grow in dead fields etc.. Has to come out of the deep woods. It is my experience this has more to do with it than curing. Topping a post with flashing etc. does help a bunch as does cutting the top at an angle so water runs off. Here is another thing to ponder oh wise minds of CT. If a white oak and a red oak fall in the woods a white oak will rot faster than the red. Cut them in to fence boards and a white oak will last a good 5x longer than a red oak will. Can't tell you why but I can tell you that's the truth. That is a nice looking cattle guard there Fence. Wish we could get pipe like you guys can. I like those way better than the concrete ones available here. [/QUOTE]
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