NOTE: unless otherwise specifically stated, all of the images shown on this
page are of 1/4" square end grain cross sections shown at 12X with the top
of the image towards the bark and the bottom towards the pith so that
earlywood is towards the bottom of the growth rings and latewood is towards the top
to see all species with links to their anatomy page go here:
species links
NOTE: Alaskan yellow cedar, Cupressus nootkatensis is a cypress but because it is most commonly called cedar in the USA, it is on it's own page on the main site as Alaskan yellow cedar rather than being with the cypresses and likewise here in the anatomy pages, it is on the cedar page.
general characteristics of cypress
parenchyma:
rays:
growth rings:
resin canals:
IMAGES ARE PRESENTED WITH NO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TO THE PAGE AS YET
Arizona cypress / Cupressus arizonica
Arizona cypress / Cupressus arizonica --- a 1/3" x 1/4" cross section shown here at 9X
Arizona cypress / Cupressus arizonica --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
Arizona cypress / Cupressus arizonica --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
Baker cypress / Cupressus bakeri
Baker cypress / Cupressus bakeri
Monterey cypress / Cupressus macrocarpa
Atlantic white cypress / Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic white cypress / Chamaecyparis thyoides
cypress (Southern white cedar) / Chamaecyparis thyoides
Leyland cypress / Cupressus leylandii
Leyland cypress / Cupressus leylandii
note: "costal cypress" is also called "coastal cypress pine" but it is a cypress, not a pine
cypress, Australian (coastal cypress) / Callitris columellaris
cypress, Australian (coastal cypress) / Callitris columellaris --- this is from an irregularly grained piece (compression wood)
cypress, Australian (coastal cypress) / Callitris columellaris
cypress, Australian (coastal cypress) / Callitris columellaris
Australian cypress (white cypress pine) / Callitris glaucophylla --- a 5/12" x 1/3" cross section shown here at 7X
Australian cypress (white cypress pine) / Callitris glaucophylla
Australian cypress / Callitris glaucophylla
Australian cypress (black cypress pine) / Callitris endlicherei
Montezuma bald cypress / Taxodium mucronatum
old growth bald cypress / Taxodium distichum
pond cypress / Taxodium distichum
pond cypress / Taxodium distichum
plantation grown bald cypress / Taxodium distichum --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
plantation grown bald cypress / Taxodium distichum --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
plantation grown bald cypress / Taxodium distichum
bald cypress / Taxodium distichum
bald cypress / Taxodium distichum
bald cypress / Taxodium distichum --- a 5/12" x 1/4" cross section shown here at 7X
bald cypress / Taxodium distichum --- high ring count for cypress
bald cypress / Taxodium distichum
Japanese cypress / Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese cypress / Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese cypress / Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese cypress / Cryptomeria japonica --- heartwood of a piece
Japanese cypress / Cryptomeria japonica --- sapwood of the same piece and this one is a 1/4" x 1/3" cross section shown here at 9X
false cypress / Chamaecyparis pisifera
sawara cypress / Chamaecyparis pisifera
Italian cypress / Cupressus sempervirens
Japanese cypress (hinoki) / Chamaecyparis obtusa --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
Japanese cypress (hinoki) / Chamaecyparis obtusa --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
Port Orford cedar / Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port Orford cedar / Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port Orford cedar / Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port Orford cedar / Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Port Orford cedar / Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
mountain cypress / Widdringtonia nodiflora
mountain cypress / Widdringtonia nodiflora
Gowan's cypress / Cupressus goveniana --- heartwood of a piece
Gowan's cypress / Cupressus goveniana --- sapwood of the same piece