108 WOOD AND FOREST, 



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LAWSON CYPRESS. PORT ORFORD CEDAR. OREGON CEDAR. 

 WHITE CEDAR. 



Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parlatore. 

 Chamaecyparis means low cypress. 



"F"-- ToJ 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best on coast of Oregon. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 100'-200'; 

 diameter, 4'-8'j even 12'; 

 base of trunk abruptly 

 enlarged ; bark, very 

 thick, even 10" at base 

 of trunk, inner and outer 

 layers distinct, very deep 

 fissures, rounded ridges; 

 leaves, very small, 1/16" 

 long, four-ranked, over- 

 lapped, flat sprays ; cones, 

 small, J4", globular. 



Appearance of Wood: 

 Color, pinkish brown, 

 sap-wood hardly distin- 

 guishable ; non-porous ; 

 rings., summer wood thin, 

 not conspicuous ; grain, 

 straight, close; rays, nu- 

 merous, very obscure ; 

 non-resinous. 



Physical Qualities : 

 Light in weight (46th in 



