Description
Usually narrow upright tree which has strongly incense scented foliage.A columnar tree growing up to 50m tall, native to the Pacific coast of North America: from baja California Norte in Mexico,north to California and Oregon.It grows in dry conifer forests and reaches an altitude of nearly 3,000m.The leaves are oblong,2-3mm long,light to darker green and without stomatal areas beneath.The cones are oblong,20-35x10mm,red-brown.It is hardy,but can be damaged by strong desiccating winds in the very cold winters of continental areas.Hardiness zone 5-7.