Sourced sustainably from local farmers and also purposegrown plantation forests in the central north island, macrocarpa is a beautiful and sustainable option for your. Macrocarpa is a lowto mediumdensity softwood that looks and works like kauri. Stock can shelter under their spreading branches when conditions are very hot or very cold. Plant 1 m apart to form a dense, impenetrable hedge in full sun to semishade in good garden soil, enriched with compost. Hodgsonia macrocarpa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Couma macrocarpa in world checklist of selected plant families. Distribuise per belice, costa rica, guatemala, nicaragua, guyana, guyana francesa, surinam. With pdf merger you can merge your multiple pdf files to a single pdf file in matter of seconds. The heartwood is moderately durable for aboveground purposes, but the sapwood is nondurable. Petiole 4070 cm long 1525% of total leaf, petiole glabrous, spinescent for 80100% of length.
It is not very sticky and may be drunk like cows milk. Macrocarpa definition is a new zealand evergreen shrub or tree cupressus macrocarpa that is used for hedges and that sometimes causes abortion in cattle that browse on it. Thomasia macrocarpa is a small, spreading shrub growing to about 1. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. An mucuna macrocarpa in nahilalakip ha genus nga mucuna, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Macrocarpa sleepers auckland sleepers and landscape supplies. The plant yields a fruit that is enjoyed in many parts of the world. Watson2 introduction monterey cypress thrive near the sea on the west coast of the united states, where it is native to the monterey bay, california, area fig. Bigcone douglasfir is a native evergreen conifer from 50 to 100 feet 1530 m in height and 22 to 62 inches 56155 cm in dbh.
Macrocarpa beams cypress sawmill has a large selection of large macrocarpa beams and square post sizes in stock in our auckland sawmill. They are fastgrowing, tough trees, which can withstand strong, saltladen winds. Determination regarding the durability of macrocarpa exposed rafters at 49 highfield way, whangarei 1. New zealand the monterey cypress, cupressus macrocarpa. Leche caspi pdf other common names are milk tree, couba, sorva, sorva grande, leche caspi, leche huayo, aso, fransoco, and wansoka. Ball is a species of juniper, native across the northern mediterranean region from southwestern spain east to western turkey and cyprus, growing on coastal sand dunes from sea level up to 75 m altitude. Pdf merger lite is a very easy to use application that enables you to quickly combine multiple pdfs in order to create a single document. Macrocarpa is quite hard to keep looking nice, no matter what you put on it, because it tends to go silver in sunlight. Macrocarpa decking offers natural durability equivalent to h3. Macrocarpa definition of macrocarpa by merriamwebster.
However, age of trees has a major influence on timber properties. It has smooth, shiny, brownish over salmonpink bark. The stems are hairy, the greygreen leaves 30120 mm 1. Macrocarpa has yellowbrown heartwood colour, darker in old trees, sapwood 4050mm, is paler coloured. Macrocarpa definition of macrocarpa by the free dictionary. Widely used for garden boxes because they contain no chemicals but will last a reasonable length of time. Macrocarpa sleepers trimmed and produced from farm lots of macrocarpa or cypress these have a natural turpentine preservative in the timber. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Pseudotsuga macrocarpa general botanical characteristics. Airdry density 475485 kgm3, wood is soft with a fragrant, spicy odour. Marah macrocarpa has the most pubescent shoots, stems, and leaves of all the marah species native to california this being consistent with its range having the most xeric climate. The deeply ridged bark is composed of thin, woodlike plates separating heavy layers of cork 3,10.
Macrocarpa shelter trees in the rural landscape te ara. New macrocarpa decks should be coated using a penetrating oil on all sides to allow timber to properly season in the first year. Trimmed and produced from farm lots of macrocarpa or cypress these have a natural turpentine preservative in the timber. Thomasia macrocarpa, commonly known as largefruited thomasia, is a shrub that is endemic to the southwest of western australia description. Westerhout, assistant resident of malacca, in september 1842. It can be used outside for weatherboard, surfeit, facia, pergolas, decking and outdoor furniture. Macrocarpa is a well known decorative softwood timber which is very popular in new zealand. Cupressus macrocarpa wilma fast growing and widely used as a hedging plant cupressus macrocarpa is commonly known as the monterey cypress. An mucuna macrocarpa in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni nathaniel wallich.
Determination regarding cedar weatherboards and macrocarpa deck timbers to a house at poike block, northland 1. The department of building and housing has issued six determinations about the use of macrocarpa or cypress timbers in buildings. Cypress sawmill can supply a wide range of macrocarpa timber in sizes from as small as 10mm by 10mm through all the common timber sizes up to large beam sizes of 600 x 600 or bigger. Macrocrapa is easy to work with, has good strength and is naturally durable. As a young tree it is pyramidal but with age and winds it is transformed into its wellknown striking and picturesque form. It is the cultivars that are most widely used in landscaping. Cupressus macrocarpa or monterey cypress nurseries online. Determination regarding the durability of macrocarpa. Macrocarpa article about macrocarpa by the free dictionary. Cupressus macrocarpa monterey cypressrhs gardening. Macrocarpa and lusitanica are closely related cypress species with similar timber. Macrocarpa has a range of uses including ceiling sarking, exposed beams, flooring, wall panelling, framing, furniture, solid wood bench tops, architraves and skirtings. Eucalyptus macrocarpa, commonly known as mottlecah, is a species of mallee that is endemic to the southwest of western australia.
Vines appear in late winter in response to increased rainfall, and can climb or scramble to a length of 6 metres 20 ft. Wilder and his family took us through the rain forest to show us the medicinal plants that he helps plant and protect. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of quercus macrocarpa. A wide variety range of glues can be used with macrocarpa. Its crown is composed of juvenile leaves that are sessile, arranged in opposite pairs, heartshaped with the bases wrapped around the stem, glaucous, 5585 mm 2.
We have a huge stock of dry timber in racks in our dry store set up for customers to select their own timber. They will last up to 8 years undisturbed and create a lovely look in the garden. Carissa macrocarpa natal plum in nueces county, texas carissa macrocarpa figs 1, 2 is a vigorous, spreading woody shrub with abundant, gummywhite sap. Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world 2019.
Macrocarpa also known as monterey cypress was brought to new zealand in the 1860s, and planted for shelter. People lfche their isolated lives and seemingly nothing has changed for the past years. Macrocarpa, when dry, will accept a variety of paints, oils, two pot resins and varnishes. The native range of the species during modern times is confined to two small relict populations near carmel, california, at cypress point in pebble beach and at point lobos. Clears are available up to 250x50 and beams for exterior construction and finishing are available in very. Younger trees produce wood of lower density and lighter colour than older trees. The branches are armed with stout, double pronged thorns of up to 5 cm long. The shrub makes a good garden hedge and the fruits can be eaten raw or made into delicious jams or jellies. He noted that the specimen was collected by dutchman j. This ornamental shrub attracts birds and butterflies to the garden.
It has smooth bark, usually sessile, heartshaped adult leaves arranged in opposite pairs, large red flowers and broad conical fruit. Macrocarpa and other conifers te ara encyclopedia of new. Though it is preferable to use standard sizes we can also cut macrocarpa beams to order, just specify the size, length and quantity that you require, even one off odd sizes to suit specific needs. My joiner uncle only uses sikkens oil on macrocarpa, which comes in clear or tinted, but it is the most expensive option. It has a high wind tolerance, becoming increasingly more attractive. This species is closely related to hodgsonia heteroclita. With its easy to prune nature and dense growth habit it has widely beed used as a formal hedging plant for many years. Sourced from plantation forests where a consistent grade of timber is produced, new zealand macrocarpa mexican cypress is dimensionally the most versatile, natural, eco timber in the cladding and exterior category. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. It is often cultivated in africa and other areas of the tropics and subtropics, mainly as an ornamental and a hedge, but sometimes also for its edible fruit. Macrocarpa trees have been part of the farm landscape since the 1860s. A beautiful, naturally durable and renewable timber cladding grown in new zealand.
Large spreading macrocarpas cupressus macrocarpa are a common sight in rural new zealand, usually growing alongside homesteads and farm buildings. Determination regarding the durability of macrocarpa exposed. It is found mainly on the malesian peninsula, whilst hodgsonia heteroclita is found in china, india and indochina. Vines emerge from a large, hard tuberous root which can reach several meters in length and. Macrocarpa, when dry, has no particular concerns re coating and will accept a variety of paints, oils, two pot resins, and varnishes. Available in select long lengths and a wide range of sizes, profiles.
Natural durability is good, however in ground contact this is limited. Cupressus macrocarpa, now classed as hesperocyparis macrocarpa, commonly known as monterey cypress, is a species of cypress native to the central coast of california. It is often cultivated in africa and other areas of the tropics and subtropics, mainly as an ornamental and. Eucalyptus macrocarpa is a mallee that typically grows to a height of 0. Macrocarpa cannot be verified for structural purposes due to a lack of consistency in the density and stiffness.