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Cypress

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Taxodium distichum

North America

80-120 ft (24-37 m) tall,

3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter

Exterior construction

Docks

Boatbuilding

Interior trim

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 

 

515 (kg/m3) 

0 .42, 0.51

2,270 N

73.1 MPa

9.93 GPa

43.9 MPa

Radial: 3.8%

Tangential: 6.2%

Volumetric: 10.5%

T/R Ratio: 1.6

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