Calocedrus decurrens - Wikipedia
Calocedrus decurrens, with the common names incense cedar[3] and California incense cedar[4] (syn. Libocedrus decurrens Torr.), is a species of coniferous tree native to western North America. It is the most widely known species in the genus, and is often simply called incense cedar without the regional qualifier. [5][6][7]
California Incense Cedar | Yale Nature Walk - Yale University
The California Incense-Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is native to the West Coast. Found primarily in southern Oregon to Baja California, this North American conifer has several characteristics that allowed it to flourish in an area threatened by droughts and wildfires. The tree has thick bark, which makes the tree more resistant to fires.
Incense Cedar - Calscape
California Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is a species of conifer native to western North America, with the bulk of the range in the United States, from central western Oregon through most of California and the extreme west of Nevada, and also a short distance into northwest Mexico in northern Baja California.
Incense Cedar - Calocedrus decurrens - PNW Plants
As a Northwest native, incense cedar grows from the tip of southern California all the way up to the Canadian border, but does best in the Cascade Mountains. It is prized for its tall majestic, and narrow shaped form.
Calocedrus decurrens - US Forest Service
In the San Bernardino Mountains, California, spotted owl nests were found in 3 incense-cedar trees averaging 46 inches (117 cm) DBH, 131 feet (40 m) tall, and 193 years old. Average nest height was 83 feet (25 m) above ground .
Calocedrus decurrens (California Incense Cedar, California post cedar …
In the US, it can be found as far north as central Oregon, continues south through most of California and east into Nevada and Utah along wooded mountain slopes and canyons. In addition to its aromatic and showy foliage, this conifer sports interesting exfoliating gray-brown bark and showy male and female cones.
ENH272/ST113: Calocedrus decurrens: California Incense-Cedar
Although growth is slow, California Incense-Cedar trees are extremely long-lived, surviving 500 to 1000 years in the wild. Mature specimens have attractive, brick-red, flaky, furrowed bark. Figure 1. Middle-aged Calocedrus decurrens: California Incense-Cedar. Scientific name: Calocedrus decurrens. Pronunciation: kal-oh-SEE-drus deck-ER-renz.
California Incense-Cedar is a bit particular as to its growing requirements, being very sensitive to continually wet conditions. But with the right combination of proper humidity and moist soil, California Incense-Cedar will be quite happy growing in full sun or partial shade with some protection from harsh winds. It is surprisingly tolerant of ...
Calocedrus - Wikipedia
Calocedrus decurrens, the California incense cedar, is a popular ornamental tree, grown particularly in locations with cool summer climates like Britain, Washington and British Columbia. Its very narrow columnar crown in landscape settings, an unexplained consequence of the climatic conditions in these areas, is not shown by trees in their ...
incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) | California State …
A Calocedrus decurrens in Marble Mountain Wilderness is registered as a California Big Tree. It measures 152 feet high, with a trunk circumference of 462 inches and a crown spread of 49 feet. Tree Characteristics. Drought tolerant. Height: 70 - 90 feet. Width: 10 - 15 feet. Flowers: Inconspicuous. Flowers in Spring.