Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Port Orford Cedar

FAMILY: CUPRESSACEAE

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About Port Orford Cedar at OSU's Landscape Plants site

• Evergreen tree native to SW Oregon and NW California.

• Typically 40-60’ tall as a landscape tree, but can reach 200’ in the wild.

• Has a narrow, pyramidal, and buttressed trunk.

• Branches are short and droop at the tips.

• Flattened frond-like twigs are arranged horizontally, developing white “X” markings on the underside.

• A very important horticultural tree, with over 300 cultivars.

• The species is threatened by an introduced pathogenic root rot (Phytophthora lateralis), resulting in the elimination of many natural stands.

Tree #	Location	Dimensions	Photo and Notes
296	3210 SE Woodstock Blvd Private, Reed Campus	77' Height 33' Spread 8.4' Circ.	This tree is opposite 3210 SE Woodstock Blvd, on the Reed College campus. View full size image of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Port Orford Cedar
391	5210 NE Thompson St	70' Height 24' Spread 9.4' Circ	Located in the planting strip along NE 52nd Ave, this tree has very unique bark and provides wonderful habitat for birds and other wildlife. Notice the pink pollen cones on the branch tips in the Spring!