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Australian Cypress


 

Scientific Name: Callitris glauca
Common Names: Australian Cypress Pine
Market Availability: Available from quality hardwood speciality distributors.
Properties: Hard and durable with some brittleness
Grows: Eastern Australia and grows to 100' and 24" diameter
Color: Highly variable in color for sapwood to heartwood yellow brown orange.
Grade: Special Rules to include tight knots
Health considerations: NA
Alternatives: NA
Shipping Weight: 3.5#/board foot or 3500#/mbf
Specific Gravity: .58
Compressive Strength: (Perpendicular to grain) Unknown
Janka Hardness: (Pounds-force) 1375