There is a high degree of color variability in Australian Cypress, as the sapwood can be cream- or straw-colored, while the heartwood ranges from honey-gold to brown, with darker knots throughout to add character. For a warm, rustic, "country" look, Australian cypress is an excellent choice. Over time there may be some slight ambering or muting of color tones. It has a fine, lustrous texture with a typically straight grain. The wood has an aromatic camphor-like odor.
BOTANICAL NAME:
Callitris glauca
ORIGIN:
Australia - Queensland & New South Wales
COMMON NAMES:
Australian Cypress, Cypress-Pine, Murray Pine, Murray River Cypress, Murray River Pine
JANKA HARDNESS:
1375
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY:
Excellent - Change Coefficient .00162 - 56% more stable than Northern Red Oak.
RELATIVE ABUNDANCE:
Reasonable Availability
INTERESTING FACTS:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
There is a high degree of color variability in Australian cypress, as the sapwood can be cream- or straw-colored, while the heartwood ranges from honey-gold to brown, with darker knots throughout to add character. For a warm, rustic, "country" look, Australian cypress is an excellent choice. Over time there may be some slight ambering or muting of color tones. It has a fine, lustrous texture with a typically straight grain. The wood has an aromatic camphor-like odor.
COLOR CHANGE:
Australian Cypress will exhibit a modest amount of color change over time with a slight muting of the color range and some ambering.
MAIN USES:
Australian Cypress is good for house framing, weatherboards, poles, posts, flooring and furniture. The bark produces a resin called sadrac, which is used to make confectionery and pharmaceuticals. The resin can often be seen exuding out of recently felled trees. White cypress is not favored for paper pulp, because of its many knots and resin present, which produces paper of poor strength.
