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Lawson Cypress. 



WOOD AND FOREST. 



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Poet Orfoed Cedar. Oregon Cedar. 

 White Cedar. 



Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parlatore. 

 C'hamaecyparis means low cypress. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best on coast of Oregon. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, lOn'-SOO'; 

 diameter, 4'-8', 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, 

 snial], '4", globular. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, pinkish brown, 

 saji-wood hardly distin- 

 guishaWe ; non-porous ; 

 rings, summer wood thin, 

 not conspicuous ; grain, 

 straight, close; rays, nu- 

 merous, very obscure; 

 uoii-resinous. 



Physical Qualities : 



Light in weight ( Kith in 



