Cypress Pine

The wood of native cypress pines is distinctive in colour and grain and is generally easily distinguished from the softer plantation pines and oregon pine, and the native and imported hardwoods. In colour cypress ranges from the light cream of the sap wood up to a very dark brown (dark chocolate) of some of the interior hardwood of some mature trees. The occurance of large and small knots is a characteristic of the material but this characteristic also provides remarkably decorative figure on the planed surfaces. Typically the knots are tight knots which do not readily fall out of the sawn wood. The wood has a distinctive odour, most noticable when freshly sawn or planed. This odour is attributed to an included nature resin which is apparently an effective repellant for termite species. The heartwood of cypress is ranked as termite resistant.

Other sizes made to order.

Onsite cutting facilities for custom lengths.