| Common Name |
Incense cedar |
| Latin Name |
Calocedrus decurrens |
| Family |
Cupressaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
3-12,14-24,32,34,36-37 / 6-10 |
| Type / Form |
Tree / Large |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes of mountains of California. from 3,000 to
7,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun to light shade |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
To 40 feet X 20 feet , 70 feet tall unusual |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, long needle-like leaves |
| Flowers |
Monoecious; male cones small
and yellow; female cones small and yellowish-green; pollen is shed in
mid-winter |
| Bark / Roots |
Purplish red, thin and scaly
when young, increasing to several inches thick and developing rich
reddish brown color with age; mature bark is furrowed with long,
interlacing ridges formed by layers of bark that resemble stacked dinner
plates. Twigs moderately stout; flattened when young, but
eventually become round; reddish brown to grayish brown. |
| Maintenance |
None |
| Propagation |
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse[245]. When
large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and
grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for their
first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the
last expected frosts and consider giving them some protection from the
cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of the current season's
growth, taken in mid autumn, in a light sandy soil in a cold frame[245].
|
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, parkways, low maintenance, background |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Fragrant, Mountain, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Bird habitat |
| Native American Uses |
Religious, flavor acorn mush, roots and bark used in
basketry, medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/SYLLABUS/factsheet.cfm?ID=196 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocedrus_decurrens |
| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/arboretum/taxa/Calocedrus_decurrens.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/calocedrus_decurrens.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/calo_dec.cfm |
| Images and data |
http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/CALDECA.pdf |
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/caldec/all.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/calocedrus_decurrens.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=196 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54144/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1263 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cupressaceae/Calocedrus_decurrens.html |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CADE27 |
| Distribution map |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500299 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Calocedrus+decurrens |
| Data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CADE27 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Calocedrus+decurrens |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.conifers.org/cu/calo/decurrens.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Calocedrus+decurrens |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/libocedrus-decurrens |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
| Note: |
High fuel
value = Fire danger |
