EXOGENOUS SERIES NEEDLELE/tF WOODS. 181 



Yellow Cedar, Yellow Cypress,) ( 



Sitka Cypress. f 1 (Lamb] Spach 



) ( Chamcecypans nutkaensis Spach. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) 



Nootka Cypress, Nootka Alaska Cypress, Alaska 

 Sound Cypress (local). Ground Cypress (local). 



Locality. 



Oregon to Alaska. 



Features of Tree. 



One hundred feet or more in height, three to five feet or more 

 in diameter. Sharp-pointed, overlapping leaves, small glob- 

 ular cones. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood clear light yellow, thin sapwood nearly white. 

 Close-grained, compact structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Light, not strong, brittle, hard, durable in contact with soil, 

 easily worked, receives high polish, fragrant. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Ship-building, furniture, interior finish. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



29. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1,460,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



II,OCO. 



Remarks. 



Valuable Alaska timber tree. Commercially not distinguished 

 from Pacific Arborvitse. 



