Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Calocedrus Decurrens

Size:

30'-50' tall by 8'-10' wide

Leaves:

dense, overlapping, scale-like, in flat sprays, with an aroma like incense

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

small fruiting cone, red-brown when ripe

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun to partial sun; reasonably and consistently moist, deep, well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

specimen, tall screen, windbreak, or sound barrier; wood fragrant and used for pencils

Cultivars:

Notes:

reddish brown, deeply furrowed, scaly bark; native to west coast of North America