Incense Cedar

Basisdaten

incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) needles
incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) needles
  • incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) needles
  • incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) branches
  • incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) trunk / bark
description: 

The incense cedar is native to western North America.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Calocedrus decurrens
other name: 
California Incense Cedar
family: 
Cupressaceae
species: 
conifer
height: 
up to 60 m (196 ft)
needle: 

The needles are scaly as the tree of life. The color of the leaves are dark green.

fruit: 

Small orange-brown cones.

bark: 
The bark is reddish-brown and deeply fissured.
root: 
shallow-rooting
location: 
sun
soil: 
permeable soils
stature: 

Very mighty, big tree, often multi-stemmed.