The genus Libocedrus
A genus of nine species. Leaves scale-like, oblong ovate, decussate. Cones, oblong with six leathery scales, mature in one season. Branchlets flattened.
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Libocedrus deeurrens, Torrey
Incense Cedar
Native of Oregon and California along the slopes of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, where it attains a height of 150 feet. Introduced into this country by Jeffrey in 1853, it has a narrow columnar habit and is rather slow growing. Its foliage is dark green and bark reddish. Its distinctive spire-like habit makes it a useful ornamental tree, but its fragrant wood is of little timber value.