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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Tree Size Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Cupressus macnabiana Trade Name Macnab cypress Family Name Cupressaceae Common Names Macnab cypress, Monterey cypress Regions of Distribution North America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] United States Common Uses Building materials, Furniture , Interior construction, Paneling , Posts, Rustic furniture, Tables , Utility furniture, Wainscotting Environmental Profile Vulnerable Rare in parts of its natural range (population is at risk) Ven abundantly at some of its locations) in a restricted range. Other existing factors may also be threatening the survival of the species throughout its range (Source - The Nature Conservancy - Rank of relative endangerment based primarily on the number of occurrences of the species globally) Distribution Overview MacNab cypress occurs only in California and has the widest distribution of any of the California cypress. Numerous scattered groves occur in the inner North Coast Ranges, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and the Cascade Range. Over 30 groves occur in the following counties: Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Tehama, Shasta, Butte, Nevada, Yuba, and Amador. Heartwood Color Red Brown Purple Pink Sapwood Color Brown Pink Red Grain Interlocked Straight Figure Even Birds-eye (figure) Distinct (figure) Growth rings (figure) Texture Medium Fine Coarse Luster Medium Low High Natural Durability Moderately durable Non-durable Perishable Non-resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to powder post beetles Resistant to termites Susceptible to insect attack The timber has high natural resistance to decay and attack by other wood destroying organisms Odor Has a pleasant odor Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Checking Ease of Drying Variable Reconditioning Treatement Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Sapwood width is 10-15 cm Tree height is 30-40 m It develops wide spreading crowns that are often more broad than high Boring Excellent (95+ pieces out of 100 will yield excellent results) Cutting Resistance Straight Figure Even Other (figure) Variable (figure) Growth rings (figure) Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Planing Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Brockman, F.C. and R. Merrilees. 1986. Trees of North America - A Guide to Field Identification. Revised Version. Herbert S. Zim, editor. Published by the Golden Press, New York. Dave Faison. Into the Woods. Personal Communication, 1993. Little, E.L. 1980. The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Trees - Western Region. Published by Arthur A. Knopf, New York. Petrides, G.A.and O. Petrides. 1992. A Field Guide to Western Trees - Western United States and Canada. The Petersen Field Guide Series, 44. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.