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Article: Swamp thing: water-loving cypress has taken a hit from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but when dried offers durability and good looks.(Cypress: WOOD OF THE MONTH)
- Article from:
- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
- Author:
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Family Name
Taxodium distichum of the Family Taxodiaceae
Common Names
Cypress, Southern cypress, bard cypress, baldcypress, Louisiana cypress, red, white, yellow, and black cypress, swamp cypress, buck cypress, cow cypress, tidewater red cypress
Height/Weight
Trees can grow from 120 to 150 feet tall with trunk diameters of 3 to 5 feet, often above buttressed bases. Average height: 100 feet. Average weight: 32 pounds per cubic foot.
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Article: Cypress: the hardwood-like softwood. (Wood of the Month)
Wood & Wood Products;
May 1, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... lower Mississippi Valley. Although cypress is a softwood, it has traditionally ... is grows alongside hardwoods. Cypress is graded by the rules of the National ... Hardwood Lumber Assn. and also the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Assn., a branch ...
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