About the Incense Cedar
Native to Oregon and California, this tree also does quite well in the Puget Sound area. Its narrow columnar shape, bushy down to the base, make it a natural for an evergreen screen. Its foliage is scale-like, pressed closely to twigs, a little coarser than Western Red Cedar’s. They grow rapidly, reaching 75-90 feet when mature. Tolerant of a variety of soil, exposure and moisture conditions. Its wood was often used for pencils and may have that familiar fragrance.