Our Cedar Bark is the bark of the Calocedrus decurrens tree, better known as the California Incense Cedar.

Cedar Bark is some of the most unique, beautiful, and rare siding in the world.  It can enhance any aesthetic, but works especially well on barns, cabins, sheds, and exterior feature walls.  This durable material can last for up to 100 years and is both weather and insect resistant.

Cedar Bark is not a commercial product.  As a result of this, each piece is unique.  Every piece will be of a different length, height, and depth.  The beauty of your wall will be enhanced due to the uniqueness of each piece working together.

Since the bark is harvested from already dead trees, it is common to find beetle tracks and holes in bark.  The beetles feed on the cambium of the trees, the soft layer of wood directly beneath the bark.  It is possible but very unlikely to find an insect on or in the product.  Each bark piece is inspected, cleaned, and treated.

Cedar Bark is water resistant, but it is not perfect.  Each piece will have a slight curve to it, meaning water is capable of getting beneath the bark.  It is not possible or recommended to attempt to seal between the pieces of bark.  Instead, the bark should be applied to the exterior of existing wood or composite siding.  Since the bark won’t seal naturally, any moisture that gets behind the bark will drain or evaporate away.

Some pieces of bark contain small cracks and holes.  Generally, cracked pieces are split apart into two different pieces before you ever see them.  Some pieces retain small cracks due to their size.  Other pieces will have small holes made from beetles or larger holes made from the branches of the Cedar tree itself.