Australian Cypress

Technical species specifications for Australian Cypress Hardwood Flooring from Fantastic Floor – Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.
Description
Australian cypress is mostly golden colored. It shows a high degree of variation between sapwood and heartwood. Colors range from cream colored sapwood and yellow-gold to brown heartwood. Knots accentuate the wood occasionally with darker colors still.
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Scientific Name, Other Names:
Barakula Gold, White Cypress, Cypress Pine, Callitris Glauca, Murray Pine, Murray River Cypress, Murray River Pine, Blue Cypress
About:
Our Australian Cypress is harvested from the Barakula State Forest in Western Queensland and otherwise known as “Barakula Gold” due to the superior quality of raw material. Australian Cypress is a conifer native to the eastern states of Australia. The distribution of Australian cypress is mostly in inland New South Wales and Southern Queensland. Australian cypress is logged on a sustainable basis as part of the Australian Government’s Australian Farm Forestry Program.
Applications:
flooring, furniture components, decorative veneers, and cabinetry
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Density (KG/m3):
608
Tangential Shrinkage:
2.6 %
Radial Shrinkage:
2.4 %
Family:
Callitris
Tree Characteristics:
Australian Cypress is a small to medium-sized tree, usually growing to about 18 metres tall, but occasionally reaching 30 metres, and has a straight trunk.
Geographic Area:
Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Color:
Heartwood ranges from honey-gold to brown with darker knots. Sapwood can be cream or straw-colored.
Photosensitivity:
Australian Cypress will exhibit an ambering effect over time, gaining more of the golden coloring it already possesses.
Luster:
Medium
Grain:
Closed and tight grain with no-thru knots
Texture:
Fine
Drying Characteristics:
Dries Quickly
Working Characteristics:
Australian cypress is easy to machine and sand, but can be brittle. Care should be taken when nailing. Pre-boring is suggested for this process.
Durability Rating:
Australian Cypress is very durable and has been known to be resistant to termites.
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