Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla (hybrid) of the family Myrtaceae, this is a "planned growth" wood, cultivated, tree-farmed, and promoted by Weyerhauser Corp, which says it represents a new concept in forest management. A premium-grade hardwood, Lyptus is grown in South America on highly productive plantations, interspersed with reintroduced indigenous trees to preserve native ecosystems. Wood is produced using proprietary technology in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner, according to Weyerhauser.
Many factors distinguish LyptusŪ from other hardwood species. A natural hybrid of Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla, Lyptus thrives in the warm climate of Brazil, permitting harvesting in just 14 to 16 years as opposed to 50 to 70 years in colder regions.
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank of lyptus / Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
veneer
web pics
rift cut plank with wet and dry sections
flat cut planks
quartersawn planks
planks
taken from differnt web sites, these are clearly the same image, just manipulated differently including the color, aspect ratio, and orientation. If either one of them is correct in color it would almost certainly be the one on the left.
curly planks
a plank --- this exact same image is also used by that vendor to represent luan (shorea spp.) and clearly ONE of them has to be incorrect since lyptus and luan are definitely NOT the same thing at all. It is this kind of moronic occurance that encouraged me to start this web site in the first place. This plank looks like shorea more than lyptus.
