incense cedar
noun
: a tall tree (Calocedrus decurrens synonym Libocedrus decurrens) of the cypress family found growing from Oregon to Baja California that has reddish-brown bark, scalelike foliage, and light soft aromatic wood
also
: its wood
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The second story pole, also hand carved by Beebe from an incense cedar tree and weighing 1,200 pounds, shows a smoke dance with an eagle guarding a family.
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Jeastman, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
The whir of a disc-saw echoed across Palomar Mountain on a recent December afternoon as loggers cut down hundreds of white fir and incense cedar on a steep hillside dotted with rustic homes.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
Several teams recently converged at Blodgett Forest Research Station northeast of Sacramento, an area thick with towering Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and incense cedar.
—New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
Cooler northern slopes could be more hospitable to incense cedar and Douglas fir in a mixed oak forest.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2021
Many conifers, including western red cedar, incense cedar, grand fir and even valley ponderosa pine are succumbing, as well.
—oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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Jeastman, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
The whir of a disc-saw echoed across Palomar Mountain on a recent December afternoon as loggers cut down hundreds of white fir and incense cedar on a steep hillside dotted with rustic homes.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
Several teams recently converged at Blodgett Forest Research Station northeast of Sacramento, an area thick with towering Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and incense cedar.
—New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
Cooler northern slopes could be more hospitable to incense cedar and Douglas fir in a mixed oak forest.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2021
Many conifers, including western red cedar, incense cedar, grand fir and even valley ponderosa pine are succumbing, as well.
—oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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“Incense cedar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incense%20cedar. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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