incense cedar
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Incense cedar is a tough, easy-to-grow evergreen conifer that is native to the Pacific Northwest. Its narrow, upright form has a formal, stately appearance that only improves with age. Its dark green foliage is soft to the touch and has a wonderful cedar-like fragrance that permeates the air in warm weather. It makes an excellent vertical accent or a backdrop in the landscape.
Plant Type: conifer
Growth Habit: narrow
Foliage Type: evergreen
Plant Height (10-year): 18 ft. 0 in. (5.49 meters)
Plant Width/Spread (10-year): 5 ft. 0 in. (1.52 meters)
Plant Height-Mature: 40 ft. 0 in. (12.19 meters)
Plant Width-Mature: 12 ft. 0 in. (3.66 meters)
Hardiness: USDA Zones 5 to 8
Sun/Light Exposure: full sun
Water Requirements: drought tolerant when established
Resistant to: deer
Incense cedar grows best in full sun and well-drained soil, but will tolerate sand and clay as long as the drainage is adequate. Once established it is very drought tolerant. It tolerates hot spots in the garden.
Native to southwestern and central Oregon, much of California, and the extreme western portion of Nevada
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