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Cedar wood comes from several different trees known as cedars that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses. * California incense-cedar, from ''Calocedrus decurrens'', is the primary type of wood used for making pencils * Taiwan incense-cedar, comes from ''Calocedrus formosana'', an endangered species that has been over-harvested for its fragrant decay-resistant wood * Chinese incense-cedar, comes from ''Calocedrus macrolepis'', which has been over-harvested for its fragrant decay-resistant wood * Cigar-box cedar or Spanish cedar, from ''Cedrela odorata'', is fragrant, insect-repellent, and light-weight, primarily used to protect clothing from insects * Cedar from ''Cedrus'', was once an important timber in the Mediterranean area, used for building and shipbuilding, but severely overexploited for thousands of years. * Port Orford cedar, from the western North American tree ''Chamaecyparis lawsoniana'', is light-weight and durable, and particularly valued in east Asia * Japanese cedar, from ''Cryptomeria japonica'', is a light-weight wood used in house-building * Mexican white cedar from ''Cupressus lusitanica'', comes from a drought-resistant tree that has been widely cultivated for its timber for centuries * Eastern red cedar from ''Juniperus virginiana'', is soft, red, fine-grained, fragrant, and decay-resistant, often used for fence posts * Ceylon cedar from ''Melia azedarach'', is a high-quality timber that resembles Burmese teak * Western red cedar from ''Thuja plicata'', is soft red-brown, aromatic, decay-resistant, used for outdoor construction, shingles, and guitar-making, * Northern white cedar from ''Thuja occidentalis'', comes from a relatively small tree, and is used for canoe-making, log cabins, fences, and shingles * Australian red cedar from ''Toona ciliata'', is red, highly valued, and easy to work, used for furniture-making and shipbuilding == See also == * Cedar (disambiguation) * Red Cedar (disambiguation) * White Cedar (disambiguation) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cedar wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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