Cedrus Libani

Cedar of Lebanon has a medium brown heartwood, with a fairly defined grain and although the grain can be fairly straight it can also be quite knotty and as such can cause some machining issues.

It has a unique fragrance to it and is prized by furniture makes for wardrobe interiors and drawer bottoms as the scent keeps the fabric eating moth away.

Although it is not a native tree to Britain, it has been commonly planted for ornamental purposes and all our cedar is therefore sourced from British woodlands.

Technical detail from TRADA

• Wood type – softwood

• Mechanical strength – no data available, but soft and brittle, presumably with low strength

• Durability – durable

• Treatability- easy

• Density- 580kg/m3 at 12%

• Colour and grain – medium brown