Incense Cedar
FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE
About Incense Cedar at OSU's Landscape Plants site
Native to Oregon, California to Baja California, and western Nevada.
Tree has been known to reach >225’, but city height is usually 100’.
Leaves are overlapping scales that when crushed are fragrant (hence the name).
Male pollen cones appear in winter; female cones appear later and look like urns until they open to look like duck bills.
Bark is reddish-brown, furrowed, and shaggy.
Lower branches can look like a person flexing arm muscles.
Somewhat uncommon in Portland.
#293 has a notable columnar form.
| Tree # | Location | Dimensions | Photo and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | Private, Front Yard | 150' Height 25' Spread 10.2' Circ. | This tree is at the SW corner of the house.  |
| 185 | Private, Side Yard | 85' Height 40' Spread 12.8' Circ. | This tree is on the east side of the lot, between SE Taylor St and SE Salmon.  |
| 201 | Private, Front Yard | 98' Height 24' Spread 12.6' Circ. |  |
| 293 | Public (Metro) | 110' Height 12' Spread 10.5' Circ. | The tree is located inside Lone Fir Cemetery, on the north side of the Cemetery; opposite 2231 SE Stark St. This tree is distinctive for its well defined columnar form.  |