In the year 1720 the Duke of Orford, anchored in the bayof Port Orford, noticed these cedars which now bear hisname. The area producing these trees is rather small, occupy-ing a stretch of about 150 miles of Oregon's coast, dippingslightly into California and extending eastward for about 40or 50 miles.
Port Orford cedar is a very light wood of a creamy whitecolor. It is very strong for its weight and has, perhaps, thebest spine of any wood yet tried for arrows. It is of a verystraight grain and will stay straight. Since 1920 most all com-mercial wooden arrows have been made from it, both self andfooted.
