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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Alaska Cedar; Yellow Cedar; Sitka Cypress; Nootka cypress; yellow cypress; Alaska cypress; Nootka cedar; Alaska yellow cedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
English Alaska Cedar; Yellow Cedar; Sitka Cypress; Nootka cypress; yellow cypress; Alaska cypress; Nootka cedar; Alaska yellow cedar
Français Cedre jaune
Italiano Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Suomi Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Norsk Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Čeština Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Español Cedro aramillo (ES)
Svenska Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Polski Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Український Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Român Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Русский Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Български Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
EESTI Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
日本語 Nootka-Scheinzypresse; Gelbe Zeder; Nutka-Scheinzypresse; Alaska-Zeder
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Pacific Coast Region of NW North America: from Prince William Sound in Alaska to the Siskyou Mountains in California near the border with Oregon.; Subarctic America; Alaska; Western Canada; British Columbia; Northwestern U.S.A.; Oregon; Washington; Southwestern U.S.A.; California

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Cupressaceae
Genus Chamaecyparis
Species nootkatensis
Author citation (D. Don) Spach
Scientific name Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2to3
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites M

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 430.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 480.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 530.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Alaska Cedar; Yellow Cedar; Sitka Cypress; Nootka cypress; yellow cypress; Alaska cypress; Nootka cedar; Alaska yellow cedar

Hough