Who We Are

Jimmy & Emili Krantz

Jimmy & Emili Krantz
Owners, Jimmy's Cypress

James Krantz

James Krantz

Onezime "Bess" Krantz

Onezime “Bess” Krantz

Jimmy's Cypress is a specialty lumber company which markets, sells, manufactures, and ships its cypress products direct to the public, nationwide.

Our history with cypress goes back three generations to the early 1920's. During that time, Onezime "Bess" Krantz was cutting and selling cypress on his land along the Atchafalaya River in southern Louisiana. Everyone knew they would get more than they paid for with Bess. In the 1970's, his son James began milling cypress in Louisiana, selling it to homeowners and contractors for their building projects throughout the South. James' son Jimmy spent summers working alongside Dad from the ripe age of 9.

In 1997, Jimmy founded Jimmy's Cypress, the Internet's largest selection of cypress wood products. Our headquarters are in Manor, run by Jimmy and wife Emili, while our manufacturing and distribution are done from mills throughout the South.

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