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Calocedrus
Also called Incense Cedars
Calocedrus is a genus of large coniferous trees in the cypress family, with three species from eastern Asia and one from western North America. Grown mainly as landscape or specimen trees in mild climates, they need space and full sun.
Calocedrus, the incense cedar (alternatively spelled incense-cedar), is a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. Three species are native to eastern Asia and one to western North America.
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