Decorative Cyprus Trees

[david moye]

Hey guys,

We are gearing up to sell the timber off a portion of our land this year. In the rear of the property there is an area we call the cyprus pond. It has hundreds of cyprus trees, some 15 inches some 3ft or more across. I cut one, striped it, and used it as a support column in my log home. I have seen the larger ones on TV in these palace style homes they are building out west.

Getting to my question, are these trees valuable in a nich market? The bases of these trees are very cool looking. I gave thought to cutting them up into 4inch slabs and selling them as wall clocks but I hate to cut up a good tree if it were more valuable as a decorative support beam.

Once we replant the property this winter, I will never be able to get to them again.

This is my first post so sorry if I did not follow the correct decorum.

 

[Greenthorn]

Welcome to AS, cool support beam.
I don't know if the trees are worth anything there, here they are not, and they are pretty rare around here. One of our neighbors planked some out and made cabinets out of them and they are awesome.

 

[2dogs]

We have lots of Italian cypress here. I hate working on them because of the weight of the foliage. Worth nothing here.

 

[Bilge Rat LT 20]

It is used for trailer bunks and siding on the very old farm houses.
Some mills chip it for mulch.
It is a good wood for the small pond/river boats.

Find a small/custom mill to buy a few logs from you.

Leave 30 to 40% of the good trees to reseed and keep the area stable.
You are cutting in wetlands be careful.

 

[Gologit]

This boat, built in Louisiana, has cypress planks. It's in northern California now. Must have been quite a trip.

http://www.dockstreetbrokers.com/listing_detail.php?id=1540

 

[spindrift7mm]

This boat, built in Louisiana, has cypress planks. It's in northern California now. Must have been quite a trip.

http://www.dockstreetbrokers.com/listing_detail.php?id=1540

Damn Bob move to the Redwoods now looking at boats, is that on the bucket list under Git a 661 ! Ken

 

[Gologit]

Damn Bob move to the Redwoods now looking at boats, is that on the bucket list under Git a 661 ! Ken

Hey Ken...if you're going to have a bucket list might as well have a good one.
I'm not going to buy that boat, it just kind of fascinated me.

 

[madhatte]

Thing about specialty markets is that they are extremely local and require both a seller and a buyer. Otherwise, all you have is a pile of firewood. Your logs are worth what your buyer will pay.

 

[treeslayer2003]

what he said^^^^ look for a broker, mine said he could move some cypress a couple years ago but i didn't wind up buying the tract.

 

[madhatte]

Of course, there's always this.

 

[2dogs]

I love that video. I've been recommending it for a couple of years now to all sorts of people.

 

[Bilge Rat LT 20]

Those tugs are well liked in the gulf.