Incense Cedar
Scientific Name: Calocedrus decurrens (Torrey) Florin
Synonym: Libocedrus decurrens
Family: Cupressaceae
Sunset®: 3-12,14-24,32,34,36-37
USDA: 6-10
Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade
Origin: USA (California, Oregon, western Nevada), Mexico (northern Baja California)
Growth Habits: Columnar to narrowly pyramidal, needle-leaf conifer tree, 60 to 160 feet tall (18-48 m); reddish brown fibrous bark, deeply furrowed; aromatic scale-like dark green leaves, 0.12 to 0.6 inch long (3-15 mm) in flat vertical sprays
Watering Needs: Regular water, tolerates more drought than the other cedars, young trees should be watered regularly in summer
Propagation: Seeds, new growth cutiings in the fall, grafting on Thuja seedlings
The genus name means 'beautiful cedar'.
Fruiting Habits:
Red-brown to golden brown seed cones, 0.5 to 1 inch long (13-25 mm), oblong-ovate when immature and closed, red-brown and widely spreading when mature in summer, releasing 1 or 2 pairs of winged seeds.
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