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Alaskan Yellow Cedar


Common Name(s): Alaskan Yellow Cedar, Nootka Cypress

Scientific Name: Cupressus nootkatensis*

Distribution: Northwest coast of North America

Tree Size: 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 31 lbs/ft3 (495 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .42, .50

Janka Hardness: 580 lbf (2,580 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 11,100 lbf/in2 (76.6 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,420,000 lbf/in2 (9.79 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 6,310 lbf/in2 (43.5 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 6.0%, Volumetric: 9.2%, T/R Ratio: 2.1