About Cypress
Noted for its color consistency, density, hardness and relative lack of knots, cypress is superbly workable, easily machined and installed, and readily finished. This versatile, distinctive wood lends elegance to any home’s interior. With its legendary hardiness and durability, cypress also serves myriad applications outside the home, including fence posts, clapboards, shingles, exterior trim, shutters, window boxes and landscape design elements.
When milled, cypress typically displays a predominantly yellow tone, with reddish, chocolate or olive hues. While cypress has always been an architectural fixture in its main growth regions, many builders and trade professionals throughout the U.S. are using cypress in what had traditionally been cedar, redwood and treated pine applications.
Cypress sawmills generally produce about 100-120 million board feet of cypress annually (though wet weather makes it more difficult to harvest cypress). The wood is typically available through eastern sawmill and lumberyards, but is not usually found in the western U.S.
General dimensions are:
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4/4 through 16/4 |
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Widths: |
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4 to 12 inches |
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Lengths: |
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6 to 16 feet |