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The idea that a Cypress (coniferous) could also be a hardwood is absolute nonsense!
Linnaeus will be turning in his grave!

Pecky= fungal attack, leaving the voids that are shown
Hardwood= some of the trees lose their foliage in Autumn and hence, behave in a Deciduous way.
It is in effect a rotten softwood, only available in the US.
Some holey Yew might work well for this sort of thing.

[QUOTE="Neil Lawton, post: 124076, member: 365"] The idea that a Cypress (coniferous) could also be a hardwood is absolute nonsense! Linnaeus will be turning in his grave!:funny: Pecky= fungal attack, leaving the voids that are shown Hardwood= some of the trees lose their foliage in Autumn and hence, behave in a Deciduous way. It is in effect a rotten softwood, only available in the US. Some holey Yew might work well for this sort of thing. [/QUOTE]

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