COMMON NAMES:   Cypress, baldcypress

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .42

DENSITY:  

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   6.20%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   3.8%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:   10.5%

DURABILITY1:   Very good

SOURCE:  Southeastern U.S. and Gulf Coast states

DESCRIPTION:   Cypress is a moderately strong softwood known for its decay resistance. Sapwood nearly white; heartwood varying in color from light yellow to reddish tan or brown. Old growth logs are often salvaged from bayous and bogs and produce lumber known as "sinker cypress." Somewhat brittle, but easy to work. Used for exterior and interior woodworking.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.