General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 30 to 50 feet (9-15 m)
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet (2.5-3 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Needled
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Pollinators: Wind
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Incense Cedar
  • Incense-Cedar

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-09-27

Date: 2007-11-19
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08

Date: 2014-12-03
Location: Palomar Mountain State Park, California
Date: 2012-06-17

Date: 2012-12-07
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: A. Barra
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-05-04
Cuyamaca State Park
Location: Angeles National Forest, California
Date: 2008-06-07

Date: 2012-12-07
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: October
credit: Dryas

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