Estevan -> RE: Jesus Belliod Red Cypress Special (Jan. 12 2012 21:40:16)
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I think its Taxodium distichumis. Also called swamp cypress. Its used in boat building as well. I dont think its a true cypress. Maybe, Anders - it's hard to know for sure. Jesus thinks it is a 'real' cypress. Some time ago I asked him about the red cypress and if it has a different sound from the white, he replied: "en principio no hay más diferencia que la estética. Realmente son todas especies de la familia de los cupressus, y en el caso del rojo parece ser que es una hibridación que azarosamente ha dado este resultado..." He also told me that it came from Aranjuez; I doubt that they have a swamp there, but I think they do have many varieties of trees including imported exotica, so who knows, maybe it is, as he says, a hybrid, or a mutation of some sort. Or something... (something like a swamp cypress, but not from a swamp [;)] ) Some of it has less pronounced grain, like in the second set of photos, and some of that has freckles which is pretty. quote:
Popular names are often confusing. Canadian cypress is also called yellow cedar and its not a cypress nor a cedar. Just like western red cedar is not a cedar. And so on. But if it swings, it works. Agreed. Anyway, it looks nice and sounds nice. @Arash: quote:
Jesus Bellido dari? Sedash chetore in Cypress ? Khubam, mersi. Shoma besiar ziba hastid. [:D]
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