Cedar, Incense

[edit] Plant Name and Description

Latin: Calocedrus decurrens

Synonym: Post Cedar, White Cedar

Family: Cypress

The Incense Cedar is a beautiful, large, evergreen, coniferous tree with a dense, pyramidal habit. The deep green foliage, which occurs in scale-like sprays on flat branchlets, is fragrant when crushed. (Full description)

[edit] Landscape Type

Evergreen tree

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[edit] Medicinal Use

Asthma

Colds, Coughts and Sore Throats

Stomach Disorders

Purification and Ceremony

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[edit] Habitat

6,000 to 8,000 feet.

[edit] Collection Season

Leaves: All seasons