Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Calocedrus decurrens
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Common name:
Incense cedar
Family:
Cupressaceae
Distribution:
Oregon and California
Habitat:
Mountainous areas above 2000 ft. (600 m.)
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
Zone 7a 0 to 5 F
Life form:
Evergreen conifer
Usage:
Ornamental
Comments:
Incense Cedar grows in the Cascades south of Mt. Hood, and throughout the mountains of California. The foliage forms flat sprays that often have a vertical orientation. The small, flat scale-like leaves form a pattern with wine glass shapes. The unique 1-inch cones (2 cm.) are shaped like a duck's bill. The reddish-brown bark is deeply furrowed on large trees. Incense Cedar is a widely-planted ornamental. Its wood is used to make pencils and has long been prized for making fragrant-smelling cedar chests. Note that Incense Cedar is not a true cedar, in that it's genus is not Cedrus, the genus of the true cedars.
Best grown in deep, moderately fertile, moist but well-drained loams in full sun to part shade.
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1:
1000 s, 600 e
(ST 1000,600)
• Accession: 1962-1345/1
2:
1000 s, 600 e
(ST 1000,600)
• Accession: 1962-1347/1
3:
1000 s, 600 e
(ST 1000,600)
• Accession: 1962-1348/1
4:
1725 s, 1600 e
(ST 1725,1600)
• Accession: 1988-020/1
5:
1725 s, 1600 e
(ST 1725,1600)
• Accession: 1988-2418/1
6:
1800 s, 800 e
(ST 1800,800)
• Accession: 1928-2502/1
7:
1800 s, 800 e
(ST 1800,800)
• Accession: 1928-2503/1
8:
1800 s, 800 e
(ST 1800,800)
• Accession: 1928-2506/1
9:
1900 s, 0 e
(ST 1900,0)
• Accession: 1987-2656/1
10:
1900 s, 800 e
(ST 1900,800)
• Accession: 1928-2714/1
11:
1900 s, 800 e
(ST 1900,800)
• Accession: 1928-2715/1
12:
1900 s, 900 e
(ST 1900,900)
• Accession: 1928-2758/1
13:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3507/1
14:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3508/1
15:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3509/1
16:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3510/1
17:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3511/1
18:
2600 s, 100 e
(ST 2600,100)
• Accession: 1987-3512/1
19:
2600 s, 1000 e
(ST 2600,1000)
• Accession: 1928-3565/1
20:
2600 s, 1000 e
(ST 2600,1000)
• Accession: 1928-3566/1
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Individual