ERC vs Shimpaku BVF throwdown

[DayDrunk]

Heard there was a gauntlet thrown down for an Eastern Red Cedar to take on a Shimpaku Juniper in a no holds barred cage match by our great Mr. Van Fleet. Only a moron would accept this challenge.....well I’m your moron! I dug this turd up today totally out of season and further handicapping an already huge underdog in my attempt at immortality. Let’s see your challenger Mr. Bigshot.

 

[RobertB]

Those things grow fast but suck! Good luck!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hmmmmm,....interesting. And accepted.

I have some cuttings that are about the size of your ERC; I’ll post the defender tomorrow.

How many rounds you want? Can you last a few years?

 

[DayDrunk]

Honestly I’ll be surprised if it survives through summer but we shall see. And yeah, I know they suck, just something to goof around with for the next few years hopefully. It was either do this or run it over with the lawn mower again.

 

[just.wing.it]

Oh man! This looks like fun!

Natty Daddy, crikey!

 

[DayDrunk]

Oh man! This looks like fun!

Natty Daddy, crikey!

Ha, the choice of beverage probably had a lot to do with the creation of my ridiculous challenge.

 

[Paulpash]

Fun challenge - may the best stick win!

 

[defra]

Goodluck!
Summer ain't that bad for repotting junipers tough done it last year no problems

 

[leatherback]

Goodluck!
Summer ain't that bad for repotting junipers tough done it last year no problems

but this is cedar!?

 

[penumbra]

but this is cedar!?

ERC is Juniperus virginiana
There are only three true cedars to my knowledge. The Deodor, Atlas and Lebanon and their variants.

 

[defra]

but this is cedar!?

Tought it was a sort of juniper

 

[leatherback]

I will never understand the logic behind common names..

 

[penumbra]

I will never understand the logic behind common names..

Logic does not apply but I illogically agree with you.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Ha, the choice of beverage probably had a lot to do with the creation of my ridiculous challenge.

And your username!

I only find the 24 ouncers around here.... man they hit the spot when you just want to go from sober to coast!

 

[Vance Wood]

but this is cedar!?

It's not really a Cedar, it is actually a Juniper. Juniperus Virginiana.

 

[0soyoung]

I will never understand the logic behind common names..

Utter nonsense, isn't it?
It is called a cedar because the wood is like cedar. There are arborvitae (thuja) out here that are known as Western red cedar, thanks to lumber guys, all because the wood is like that of true cedars. And then there is cryptomeria that are Japanese cedar. It doesn't end there, but this is enough already.

 

[Hartinez]

Utter nonsense, isn't it?
It is called a cedar because the wood is like cedar. There are arborvitae (thuja) out here that are known as Western red cedar, thanks to lumber guys, all because the wood is like that of true cedars. And then there is cryptomeria that are Japanese cedar. It doesn't end there, but this is enough already.

I’m already lost...

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

That is why I tend to throw down the botanical names. We have many people here who's first language is not English, nor 'Merican. For example, in Sweden, Pinus sylvestris is call the ''forest pine'', and in England the 'Scots pine'. The botanical name directly translates to 'Forest Pine', but using Pinus sylvestris as the name would leave no room for confusion.

 

[Vance Wood]

Utter nonsense, isn't it?
It is called a cedar because the wood is like cedar. There are arborvitae (thuja) out here that are known as Western red cedar, thanks to lumber guys, all because the wood is like that of true cedars. And then there is cryptomeria that are Japanese cedar. It doesn't end there, but this is enough already.

NO they are not Arborvitae, they are Junipers. Page 449 Eastern Red Cedar Michael A. Dirr. A true Cedar does not even grow in North America.

 

[rockm]

"The common link between" thuja, true cedars and "cedar" junipers "is aromatic wood"

ERC wood has been used to make "cedar chests" for literally hundreds of years. The wood gives off a distinctive scent that is said to be a natural moth repellent...

Why Are Juniper Trees Called Cedar Trees?

Junipers, or Juniperus, make up a large genus of coniferous trees, which contain several specimens that bear the common name of cedar. These plants are evergreens that bear only a mediocre similarity to the true cedar of the Middle East. To complicate matters further, there is another group of...

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