Siberian cedar - what is a tree, where it grows, which one is better?

Where does cedar grow? In Siberia, of course!

Cedar is a coniferous tree whose growing area is located only in Russia and only in Siberia. Botanical name - Siberian Pine (Pinus Sibirica). Please do not confuse with Pine (Pinus Silvestris) common throughout the world. These are two completely different and unlike wood species. Its name is KEDR, according to one of the legends the tree should be bestowed to Peter 1.

You can learn more about cedar from this short video.

Taiga cedar wood has long been popular with us in Siberia - torassivaya texture, pleasant yellowish-pink color and constantly distinguished delicate aroma, which heals and disinfects the air of a wooden house or bath built from it.

Medicinal properties of Siberian cedar

Siberian cedar is a tree-pharmacist. Many useful properties of cedar has long been used by man. For millennia, they faithfully serve man. A man transforms cedar nut, pitch, and even cedar needles into miraculous medicines.

Clean and curative air in wooden houses, due to the release of phytoncides cedar wood, which destroy pathogens in the air. In Siberia, we all know that in cedar forests there is practically no nasal infection, much less gadflies and gadflies.

Technological properties and application of Siberian cedar wood

Cedar wood has a straight, even and uniform texture., the practical absence of resin. These properties of Siberian cedar contribute to the processing of wood and is used by carpenters.

  • in the manufacture of furniture
  • Kitchen utensils, Milk and sour cream will not turn sour for a long time in cedar dishes
  • a covering board for baths and saunas
  • making carvings.

Wooden houses from Siberian cedar logs

Houses built of cedar logs have high thermal insulation properties, due to the low density of wood, and walls in cedar houses have good sound insulation. The team of the company Bear Log - good houses of cedar is ready to build for you wooden house or a log house and Baths houses  from a log cedar diameter up to 1 meter and up to 12 meters.

Cedar is considered the royal tree. Having a house built of cedar is prestigious! An old Russian proverb says:

In the birch forest to have fun, and in the cedar god to pray.