cupressum lusitanica, Cupressaceae, Gymnospermae (Softwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 2
Number of individual trees analyzed: 2
Number of specimens: 5
Number of measurements: 15
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 14.0
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 8.0
Max PZC average on one log: 12.1
Min PZC average on one log: 8.8
PZC Average of all logs: 10.5
Species: cupressum lusitanica
Family: Cupressaceae
Clade: Gymnospermae
Description: Cupressus lusitanica (Mexican Cypress) is a medium to large evergreen coniferous tree, typically conical in shape with a broad crown and often pendulous branchlets. It features dense, scale-like leaves that are usually glaucous (bluish-green) and produces small, spherical cones.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:


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