All of the interior wood finishes including paneling, doors, cabinets and floors were created from Lyptus. It is a beautiful tropical hardwood with a fine grain which takes stain well. Lyptus is a hybrid of fast-growing eucalyptus trees cultivated on managed plantations in Brazil and harvested to sustainable certification standards, making it an environmentally - responsible hardwood.

Eucalyptus trees grow quickly and may be harvested within 14 –16 years of planting. Lyptus forests are 11 times more productive per hectare per year basis when compared to a temperate forest, which may take 80 to 100 years or more to mature. Lyptus forests also produce 30 times the volume of lumber per hectare when compared to an unmanaged temperate forest.

The eucalyptus plantations supplying the lumber are owned and managed by Aracruz, Weyerhaeuser’s joint venture partner in the Aracruz Produtos de Madeira (APM) S.A. Like Weyerhaeuser mills in the United States, the APM mill uses virtually every portion of the log, converting it to lumber and other usable by-products; residuals are used as bio-energy for the kiln drying operations.

To learn more about this wood, please visit www.lyptus.com.