How to Grow and Care for Incense cedar

Incense cedar, also known as Californian incense cedar, California incense cedar, California white cedar, Western white cedar, Post cedar, Cedar

Incense cedar is an easy-to-care-for evergreen tree widely appreciated for its ornamental value and aromatic wood. Crucial to incense cedar's care is ensuring adequate space to accommodate its large size at maturity and full sun exposure to promote healthy growth. It's highly adaptable to different soil types but requires good drainage. Special care points include drought tolerance once established, making it low-maintenance in terms of watering, and occasional pruning to maintain shape and remove dead branches.

Watering schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Incense cedar

Toughness	High
Care Level	Low
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every 1-2 weeks
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7
Planting Time	Spring, Fall
Hardiness Zones	5-9

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Incense cedar is a conifer characterized by a broadly conical shape and spreading branches reaching up to impressive heights. Its distinctive bark, gray-brown and exfoliating, adds texture to the tree's appearance. The foliage is arranged in dense, fan-like sprays at the end of flattened branchlets. When the dark green leaves are crushed, they release a notable aromatic scent. This tree features two types of cones: the male cones exhibit a yellow hue, whereas the female cones are cylindrical, with 6 paired scales that appear pointed. These female cones, evocative of a duck's bill upon opening in the fall, mature later in the season at higher altitudes.