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Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar is a moderate-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 40–60 ft x 8–12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It attracts birds and stands up well to drought and deer.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft x 8–12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Western US and Sierra Nevada
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