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The Antique Heart Cypress supplied by Albany Woodworks,
Inc. is exclusively from reclaimed virgin growth materials
that were lost during the frenzy of logging that lasted
from the late 1800' s until the last "great grandfather"
trees fell in the mid 1920's. You may have heard several
names for cypress. Swamp cypress, Tidewater Red, Louisiana,
Gulf, or Southern Cypress is also called Bald Cypress.
"Bald" because it has needle like leaves
that are shed each winter. Heart Cypress was an unusual
tree that grew naturally in standing water, sending
up "knees", specialized bark growths that
stood above the water line to send oxygen to the underground
roots.
For
thousands of years the forest and alluvial basins
were undisturbed, allowing these stately giants to
slowly grow to heights of 80 to 150 feet with trunks
as large as 15 feet in diameter. It's easy to see
that they are a relative of the ancient redwoods of
the west. The Heart Cypress trees' ultimate demise
was hastened because the lumber contained in these
huge trees had uniquely subtle grain patterns, beautiful
coloration, and unsurpassed rot-resistance. Antique Heart Cypress, known as the "Wood Eternal",
has been revered by craftsmen and wood workers for
its wonderful workability for over a hundred years.
Let us provide this wonderful material for your particular
project.
Please
check our other pages for Antique Heart Cypress products
like CUSTOM DOORS, SHUTTERS, CEILING and WALL PANELING,
MOLDINGS, CABINET or DOORSTOCK, and Custom Milling.
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