incense cedar - or just a pine

[rebocardo]

I am scheduled to remove a few trees. One is about seven inches dbh and looks like a perfect pine tree in shape, but, the branches and needles do not look like the pine trees surrounding it. Plus, the bark is different, kind of smooth. If it is cedar I think I will try to save it for cutting up later into small boards. The tree is too big and close to the house to save.

I think this is incense cedar, but, my book does not show a picture exactly like this, but, it is close.
 

[Tom]

Those sure look like Cedar leaves/needles to me.  They aren't pine.

Cedar's and Juniper's needles will have little scales on them.
Pine needles are slick and grow in bundles.

[Stephen_Wiley]

Incense cedar (Calocedrus deccurens)is possible, definately not pine.

Can you get a closer shot of needles and bark ?

Other possiblilties are possibilites are in the following families:  Juniper, False cypress, Cypress

[rebocardo]

Here are some closeups:

[rebocardo]

another

[Tom]

See those little scales?   I'd bet that what you have is  Red Cedar.  Either Juniperus Virginiana or Juniperus Silicola.

The needles of bald cyprus are more in the line of opposite arrangement.

Schefflera is more flattened.
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http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/key/scale.htm

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[rebocardo]

Thank you :-)

Eastern Redcedar - Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana it is. The picture of the tree bark clinched it.