Richard
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Wife wants to build a pergula (sp?) over 2nd patio we have. She wants to use natural stuff like she saw in magazine.
We have TONS of cedar and some locust..though the cedar is much more prevelant AND of 8" to 16" diamater.
She doensn't want to use pt wood. So..if we dig, 5 foot hole, plant 13 or 15 foot (say 10" diamater) cedar log in there..will it last a long time? (is that deep enough?) Any thoughts on planting depth -vs- exposed height as ratio?
Should I prefer to find locust?
Seems some of the Cedar I see laying on the ground on the farm have had the "white outer" part..rot away and all's left is the red center. Regarding planting a cedar post like this..will over time, the outer "white' part rot/flake away? if so, how long? or..does the white part rot away faster for those that are on the ground, and this, being vertical (and not in ground contact), last longer?
Thanks for any thoughts
Richard
We have TONS of cedar and some locust..though the cedar is much more prevelant AND of 8" to 16" diamater.
She doensn't want to use pt wood. So..if we dig, 5 foot hole, plant 13 or 15 foot (say 10" diamater) cedar log in there..will it last a long time? (is that deep enough?) Any thoughts on planting depth -vs- exposed height as ratio?
Should I prefer to find locust?
Seems some of the Cedar I see laying on the ground on the farm have had the "white outer" part..rot away and all's left is the red center. Regarding planting a cedar post like this..will over time, the outer "white' part rot/flake away? if so, how long? or..does the white part rot away faster for those that are on the ground, and this, being vertical (and not in ground contact), last longer?
Thanks for any thoughts
Richard