Libocedrus decurrens

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Read about Libocedrus decurrens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Libocedrus decurrens, Torr. (L. Craigana, Low. Thuya Craigana, Murr. T. gigantea, Carr., not Nutt.). White Cedar. Tree, to 100, occasionally to 200 ft., with erect or spreading, short branches, forming a rather narrow, feathery head: bark bright cinnamon-red: branchlets much flattened, bright green on both sides: leaves oblong-ovate, adnate, with long decurrent base, free at the apex and acuminate, glandular on the back: cones oblong, 3/4 -l in. long, light reddish brown; scales mucronate below the apex, a third connate pair separating the 2 fertile ones. Ore. to Calif, and W. Nev. —In culture the young trees are conspicuous by their bright and deep green foliage, while the trees in their native localities are mostly of a light yellowish green. Var. compacta, Beissn. Dwarf compact form of globose habit. Var. glauca, Beissn. With glaucous foliage. Var. aureo-variegata, Schwerin. Foliage variegated with yellow. CH


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