It is hard to get where I am in any amount anyway, and super expensive in my area too about ten times coco. There are environmental concerns with cypress as well and in my area the greenhouses sometimes have 'cypress mulch' but it is Nootka cypress or false cyprus sometimes called yellow cedar. Be sure you know what you are buying! That is the nice thing of coco coir as long as it states no fertilizers have been added it is fine. There is no confusion.