That’s why I specified western red cedar when I realized he was in PA. I’ve never been east of Montana, so I have no clue what grows there.

Great thread amazing to see old growth trees like that

I grew up next to a shake mill and while I learned to dislike the smell it would be hard to dispute its utility as a roofing material. Yellow cedar doesn't come close. I have cut up Western Red Cedar windfalls that had 8-foot stumps growing over them. You won't find that with yellow cedar. Yes, you can do more with a Red cedar than a yellow cedar on the stump and they save better just because red cedar is more brittle but the sheer volume of red cedar that has been cut gives it more utility.
I have some beautiful stretching boards made out of western red cedar, superior to yellow cedar IMO.

One things for sure, that one ain’t getting no bigger. Lol

It probably hasn’t for quite some time. The Tongass is over ripe, it’s dying where it stands

They take over pastures. Good deer habitat but not good pasture.

AK, tell your wife BP said those cedars are "mas complicada que la cagada de un tullido".

I can appreciate red cedar…after it gets to the mill lol. My perspective and opinions come from being the guy who’s gotta cut it, so I appreciate trees that are willing to work with me a little bit, and reds are low on that list for reasons every cutter can agree with. It’s by no means the worst, in fact most tree species have at least some annoying qualities. Hemlock has bad rot issues in certain stands, and is prone to windshake in the butts. Spruce limbs (especially in old growth) are hard as iron. Alders like to barberchair unless you cut them all the way off. Red cedar I’ve complained about enough for today. And yellow cedar are God’s tree, they’re perfect lol. I also really like the Doug Fir they have in WA, OR, and parts of CA, but it gets real hard and cobby if you go east of the cascade mountains

Me to…. I have to truck it 50 mile to then be put into a log boom and floated down south….
No money left…..

Took a full long load out and only ended up with 3 g after paying my faller friend 700….