Botanical Name: Calocedrus decurrens
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Common Name: Incense Cedar  
Plant photo of: Calocedrus decurrens
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green, Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Normans/Sortomme
  • Description

  • Notes

Incense Cedar is a handsome evergreen with a stiff, narrowly columnar form in its youth, becoming more pyramidal in age. Shiny dark green needles hold their color well in winter months. Bark is brown, and turns yellowish brown to cinnamon red and is fibrous. Slow growing to 30 feet tall and 15 feet wide, though it may grow taller. Small brown cones appear in summer. Foliage is aromatic when brushed. It has low watering needs once it's established.