What Does Cypress Look Like

Color/Appearance: Color tends to be a light, yellowish brown. Sapwood is nearly white. Some boards can have scattered pockets of darker wood that have been attacked by fungi, which is sometimes called pecky cypress. Grain/Texture: Straight grain and medium texture to coarse texture.

How do you identify Cypress?

If you have ever smelled cedar or juniper wood, then you know the Cypress family. These are mostly evergreen trees or shrubs with small, scaly leaves and separate male and female cones, sometimes on separate trees. The seed cones are typically woody or leathery, with one to several seeds behind each scale.

How can you tell the difference between a cypress and a cedar?

#CypressCedarDurabilityOld-growth Cypress is more durable.Western red cedar is durable.