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Incense Cedar
Incense Cedar Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens This rapidly tapering 100-160 foot tree grows from 2500-6000 feet elevation. Small male flowers are produced at twig tips and female flowers are produced on different twigs of the same branch and develop into small woody cones made of three paired scales with two winged seeds. To sprout the seeds, place fresh seeds in a ...
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Trees of Reed: Incense Cedar
Trees of Reed: Incense Cedar Incense-cedar Scientific Name: Calocedrus decurrens Family: Cupressaceae This fast growing tree is native from Mt. Hood to northern Baja, California. Although not a true cedar, it is the one used most often to make cedar chests. The male cones of this tree are bright yellow and profuse at the end of the branches in ...
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Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar, California Post Cedar) Catalog
... this tree cannot be grown. One thing to keep in mind: although drought tolerant, young incense cedars should be watered throughout the first four to five dry seasons. Native Plant Gardening/ ... bats and brown creepers. Restoration and Mitigation Values: With adaptability to extreme conditions and temperatures, incense cedar is a natural for restoration in more difficult, dry areas, as well as damper ...
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Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Catalog
Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Catalog WALLACE W HANSEN Native Plants of the Northwest Native Plant Nursery & Gardens 2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon ... 20 in 5 years! The green scale-like foliage, that is very similar to that of the Alaska-cedar, is very dense on upright branches and persistent to the ground. The upright branches create an oval ...
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Cedar
... arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis and Thuja plicata, respectively. Incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens, is close, but no cigar. Japanese cedar is Cryptomeria japonica. When is a cedar not a cypress? When it's ... trees with grey bark - smooth at first, becoming rough with age - and erect, woody cones. Cedar wood has historically been important in commerce, and remains popular today for its fine scent. ...
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Floridata: Cedar, Cedar or Cedar?
... general term, and the confusion that could arise from its casual use, we'll look at “cedar”, certainly a word familiar to most readers. Even a casual glance at plant references (1) ... used for the western North American Calocedrus decurrens, which is also called incense cedar; Chamaecyparis thyoides, native to coastal eastern North America; and Thuja occidentalis of the eastern United States. White ...
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Forest | American Forest Biome
... forest map Forest in which ponderosa pine comprises a plurality of the stocking. Common associates include Jeffery pine , sugar pine , limber pine, Arizona pine, Apache pine, Chihuahua pine, Douglas-fir , incense-cedar, and white fir . Western white pine forest map Forests in which western white pine comprises a plurality of the stocking. Common associates include other western redcedar, larch , ...
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F@B
... UC’s Whitaker Forest is a 320-ac tract of predominantly giant sequoia adjacent to Sequoia National Park. The Forest and adjacent areas were selectively logged from 1873 to 1879 after which there was abundant regeneration of sequoia, incense-cedar, and white fir. In 1964, UC’s Prof. Harold Biswell established some plots at Whitaker to test his theories of stand ...
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PNW Conifers--Genus page
... the common conifers found in the Pacific Northwest, click onto each genus name. On each genus page you will find descriptions of the species that occur within each genus that are native to this region. Cypress Douglas-fir Giant Sequoia Hemlock Incense-cedar Juniper Larch Pine Redcedar/Arborvitae Redwood Spruce True Cedar True Fir White-cedar Yew
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false cedars genus descriptions
... four separate species fall into three different genera. Cones are often the best way to tell them apart. incense-cedar (Calocedrus) All members of this genus have cones shaped like a duck's bill when closed, ... , go to the species page or see p.16 of "Trees to Know in Oregon". white-cedar or false cypress (Chamaecyparis) All members of this genus have small, round, woody cones. For more information ...
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