Krantz Select Woods Pecky Cypress is actually caused by a fungus that grows in trees that are 125+ years old. It is found in the Southeast region of the US. You can actually somewhat create this look with a whitewash, from Cabot stains. We carry new growth Pecky Cypress and Pecky Sinker Cypress that is pulled from underwater logging efforts in historic waterways.

melissasellars bugs or fungus, I am not sure. But the cypress is definitely from the southern area. I have used Cabot stains before- nice products but the original formula wiht this cypress was liming. I recently finished a project where we did not stain the pecky cypress dark but rather left it in its natural state and used a diluted latex stain to create a sort of limed oak finish. quite nice.

Tracery Interiors it's a custom paint wash and glaze applied to the bare pecky cypress by a decorative painter.

Alexandra Rae Anyone know how pecky cypress compares in price to mahogany, oak or other woods? Krantz?