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.

2023年10月3日 · The Incense Cedar Tree, scientifically designated as Calocedrus decurrens, is a botanical wonder that adorns the landscapes of the western regions of North America. Towering up to heights of 200 feet, these majestic evergreens command attention with their straight trunks and pyramid-shaped crowns, creating an iconic silhouette against the sky.

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.

2023年10月28日 · Incense Cedar, scientifically known as Calocedrus decurrens, is a magnificent evergreen tree native to the western United States. It is highly esteemed for its valuable wood and aromatic properties, making it an important species in forestry and landscaping.

Incense-cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) is the only species from the small genus Libocedrus that is native to the United States. Increasingly, it is placed in a segregate genus Calocedrus. Incense-cedar grows with several conifer species on a variety of soils, generally on western slopes where summer conditions are dry.

Incense cedar, (species Calocedrus decurrens), ornamental and timber evergreen conifer of the cypress family (Cupressaceae). It is native primarily to the western slopes of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges of North America, at altitudes of …

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 is a fine-grained, easily worked, aromatic wood, generally resistant to decay (with the exception of pocket dry rot) and insects. It is used to make siding, window sashes, fencing, and interior paneling. The wood's insect-repelling aroma and workability make it a favorite for chests and closets to repel insects.

Incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens is a medium sized tree eighty to one hundred twenty feet high (Preston 1989). The leaves are small, scale-like, oblong-ovate, in whorls of four, decurrent, and closely adnate on the branchlets and aromatic when crushed.

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.