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BaldcypressBaldcypressBaldcypress
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichium)

Family: Taxodiaceae

Common names: Ahuehuete, Ahuehuetl, Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Black cypress, Buck cypress, Cipres de Montezuma, Cipreso, Common bald cypress, Cow cypress, Cypress, Faux satine, Florida cypress, Gulf cypress, Inland cypress, Louisiana cypress, Louisiana red cypress, Pentamon, Pentamu, Pond cypress, Red cypress, Sabino, Southern cypress, Swamp cypress, Tidewater red cypress, Tnuyuca, White cypress, Xina, Yaga-chichilino, Yaga-guichi, Yellow cypress, Yuca-ndatura

Distributed in: United States (North America)

Distribution overview: Baldcypress is distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma, Illinois, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Indiana. The tree prefers very wet, swampy soils of riverbanks and floodplain lakes that are sometimes submerged. It is often found in pure stands, but may also grow alongside hardwoods

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Baskets, Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Coffins, Cooperages, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Food containers, Framing, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Pallets, Paneling , Paneling, Parquet flooring, Piling, Plain veneer, Posts, Railroad ties, Shingles, Tables , Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Woodenware

Environment profile: May be rare in some parts of its range

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Schedules: UK=K US=T13C4S/T11D3S

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, No twisting or warping

Ease of Drying: Moderate

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is unknown

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory Some cypress logs are reported to be susceptible to attack by a fungus which forms pockets or localized areas in the wood. The result is Pecky cypress which is reported to be attractive in appearance when cut. Although Pecky cypress is reported to be considered as an actual grade, supplies are very small compared to other grades.

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Moderately easy to mortise

Moulding: Moulding ease is moderate

Movement in Service: Moulding ease is moderate

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Moderate

Screwing: Easy to screw, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Takes paint very well ; Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,41 0,48
Density 464 kg/m3
Bending Strength 418 659 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 27 50 kg/cm2
Hardness 189 kg
Impact Strength 63 65 cm
Shearing Strength 66 kg/cm2
Stiffness 77 89 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 480 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,42 0,49 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5958 9381 psi
Crushing Strength 392 715 psi
Density 29 lbs/ft3
Hardness 417 lbs
Impact Strength 25 26 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3561 6127 psi
Shearing Strength 950 psi
Stiffness 1109 1279 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 6 7 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.41 0.48
Weight 30 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = low
Hardness = medium
Crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
Bending strength in the air-dry condition is medium. It also has moderate crushing strength parallel to grain. The wood is moderately heavy, moderately hard, strong and moderately stiff.

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