About
Calocedrus decurrens is a columnar evergreen conifer characterized by its peeling bark. The foliage consists of dense, glossy green sprays, and it may produce small cones that typically drop shortly after appearing.
About the genus
Calocedrus consists of evergreen trees characterized by diminutive, scale-like leaves that are organized in rows along the branches, creating flattened clusters of foliage. These trees also produce small, ovoid cones.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers, Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
- Native to
- W N America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows well in any well-drained soil. Good as specimen tree
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus