Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Alaska-Cedar
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Common Names: Alaska cedar,
Alaska cypress, Alaska ground cypress, Alaska yellow cedar, Alaska zeder, amerikansk
cypress, cedro giallo, cipres americano, cipres nootka, cipresso americano, cipresso
americano, cipresso dell'Alasca, cipresso nootka, cipresso nootka, cypres de Nootka faux,
cypres du nutka, cypres jaune, faux cypress de nootka, faux cypress de nootka, nootka
cypres, nootka chamaecyparis, nootka cypress, Nootka cypress, nootka cypress, nootka false
cypress, Nootka Sound cypress, nootka-false cypress, nutka cypres, nutka-cypress,
nutka-zypresse, Pacific Coast yellow cedar, Sitka cypress, Sitka yellow-cedar cypress,
sitka-zypresse, yellow cedar
Habitat: It is found along the Pacific coast in Alaska and British Columbia, in the Cascade Range of Oregon and Washington, and at a number of isolated locations
Description: It is one of the slowest growing conifers in the Northwest. The wood is extremely durable and is excellent for specialty uses.
Uses: Used commercially for battery separators, bedding for heavy machinery, boat building, bridge and dock decking, carving, cooling towers, framing, furniture, heavy flooring, marine piling, molding, musical instruments, paneling, toys, patterns, sash doors, stadium seats, utility poles
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