Both the heartwood and sapwood of macrocarpa are naturally borer resistant anobium for interior housing purposes.
Is macrocarpa a hardwood.
The heartwood is a golden honey colour that will become more pronounced over time with exposure to air.
Naturally durable and suitable for non structural landscaping projects.
In testing of ground contact 50 x 50 mm stakes it has been shown to have an average life of 5 15 years.
The monterey cypress is found naturally only on the central coast of california.
It is commonly known as the monterey cypress and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to california.
Macrocrapa is easy to work with has good strength and is naturally durable.
Macrocarpa cupressus macrocarpa has heartwood that is in australasian durability class 3 i e.
In new zealand where it is also widespread it is simply known as macrocarpa.
The heartwood is moderately durable for above ground purposes but the sapwood is non durable.
Sourced sustainably from local farmers and also purpose grown plantation forests in the central north island macrocarpa is a beautiful and sustainable option for your.
Macrocarpa cupressus macrocarpa is a nz grown exotic cypress softwood timber.
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa is a coniferous tree.
Macrocarpa has a large quantity of heartwood that is more durable than the sapwood.
New macrocarpa decks should be coated using a penetrating oil on all sides to allow timber to properly season in the first year.
Light blonde coloured softwood decking landscape timber.
Macrocarpa has yellow brown heartwood colour darker in old trees sapwood 40 50mm is paler coloured.
Macrocarpa is a low to medium density softwood that looks and works like kauri.
Air dry density 475 485 kgm 3 wood is soft with a fragrant spicy odour.
With a distinctive full feature character and a light honey aesthetic macrocarpa is a highly workable timber offering a wide range of dimensions and finishes that will compliment a range of design elements.
The average life is towards the upper end of this range but a few early failures occurred in the tests.
This process is enhanced with a protective coating such as oil or varnish.
Australian hardwood is suitable for a wide range of landscaping applications such as garden edging or low non structural retaining walls.