The Tree

California Incense-Cedar is a well formed tree 75 to 125 feet tall and 18 to 40 inches in diameter. This is the only species of this genus growing in the United States. An important forest tree of the Pacific Coast , it thrives in the higher elevations of the Cascades, Sierra Nevada and other mountainous regions of California. The bark is deeply furrowed, two to three inches thick at the base and one inch thick midway of the tree's height. On the younger trees the bark is thin, smooth, slightly scaly and a reddish cinnamon or purplish-red color and has a silver sheen to the bark scales.

Common Names in Use

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Growth Range

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The Wood

Features and attributes of this wood

Uses

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