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Topic: Cupressus macrocarpa


  
  AGORA Article--Cypress
The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, is native only to a coastal strip below Monterey Bay in California; it has a conical form when young and then develops into a sturdy, low-spreading tree that withstands wind and salt injury.
Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica, grows in the mountains of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico and is popularly used as Christmas trees throughout the southern United States.
A cautionary anecdote is presented here about the oil of this particular species of cypress: “I recently distilled the leaves, twigs and cones of Cupressus arizonica or Arizona Cypress (sometimes referred to as blue cypress).
users.erols.com /sisakson/pages/cypress.htm   (1544 words)

  
 Arrowhead's Conifers: Page Two
Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis a fast growing conifer widely used for screening and hedging, however it tends to burn in harsh sites.
A somewhat mysterious plant, beautiful in a semitropical garden, tall and slender with an open tiered habit and slender weeping feathery branches cloaked in delicate bluish gray foliage, strangely enough it is not known in the wild.
forming a fine textured column that can reach 35’ or more, full sun and well drained soils this seems extremely hardy for a Cupressus.
www.arrowheadalpines.com /conifers_page_two.htm   (2758 words)

  
 NAFI |TimberTalk
This might also be a good place to promote your Cupressus macrocarpa, as a lot of craft people look at the Wood Artisans' page.
We are milling a lot of Cypress Macrocarpa, but are finding that people know little about it and also that they constantly confuse it with Cypress Pine.
Currently it is being used for specialist furniture and outdoor timbers but it appears there is little known about it other uses..Can you help.
www.nafi.com.au /timbertalk/index.html?start=19601   (3330 words)

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