IFAS Extension
Urban Horticulture
Abstract
This stately native evergreen tree slowly grows straight up in a very narrow cone or columnar shape to a height of 70- to 100-feet or more in the wild, 40- to 60-feet in landscapes, yet is only 8- to 12-feet wide at maturity. The branches—which are densely clothed with flat, shiny, dark green, aromatic needles—extend to the ground and remain on the tree unless shaded-out by other trees, making California incense-cedar ideal for use as a screen, hedge, or windbreak.
About this Publication
This document is ENH272, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture Department. Original publication date November 1993. Revised December 2006. Reviewed February 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
How to Cite
Gilman, E., & Watson, D. (2003). Calocedrus decurrens: California Incense-Cedar. EDIS, 2003(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st113-1993
Authors
Edward F. Gilman
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture
Dennis G. Watson
former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences