Calocedrus decurrens

Common name: incense cedar

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Maupin Glow’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-8

Mature height and spread:  20-35m; 3-6m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, moist, fertile soils

Leaf arrangement:  scale like, decurrent and overlapping, flattened sprays, highly aromatic, fluted pattern

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  small, cylindrical, 2-2.5 cm; composed of 6 scales, the scales are flattened and pointed, disintegrating when ripen

Limitations: drought tolerant

Suitable uses:  specimen, background tree

Quick ID description:  highly aromatic, fluted pattern

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/cade.htm