Name: Sally
Status: other
Grade: other
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 4/8/2005
Question:
Red Cedar vs Cypress tree? I am looking information on
the differences between these two trees? I am in the Pacific North West,
and want to know if a "Cypress" is actually a Cedar Tree (or considered
part of the cedar tree family?) I believe Cypress is also called Yellow
Cedar on the west coast, but am unsure if this is accurate? I need to
research the effects of using Cypress wood chips as opposed to cedar
wood chips, as red cedar will leach into the soil and ground water. I am
hoping that Cypress is not as harmful, but I am finding much confusing if
not contradictory information on these two types of trees!
Replies:
An example of the infamous problem of common names. That's the reason that
scientific names are used instead of common names; however, the following
might be helpful.
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