Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar) Size:2 gal SE The fragrant flowers are borne

The fragrant flowers are borne singular along the stem or in small clusters at the tips of branches

” —American Gardener

southeastern Alaska

Bloom Time: May

starting new garden beds

Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar) Size:2 gal SE The fragrant flowers are bornePlant Description: An evergreen coniferous tree that can grow to be 150 ft. Pyramidal when young, Calocedrus decurrens gathers irregularity in its structure with age. Branches are flattened vertically, appearing fan like. Bark is reddish brown and broken into scales in young trees, turning into fibrous ridges. Small scale like leaves are in whorls of four, aromatic when crushed. Flowers in the spring with small red brown cones maturing by the fall.