100 seeds Calocedrus decurrens. 100 fresh seeds Incense cedar
Calocedrus decurrens, commonly called Incense cedar, is an aromatic evergreen conifer with upright branching that is narrow-columnar in youth but may broaden with age to conical sometimes with a rounded crown. It is native to western North America , with the bulk of the range in the United States .. In the wild, it may grow to 100-150’ and live to 1000+ years. In cultivation, it typically grows shorter to 30-50’ tall. Flattened branchlets in fern-like sprays are covered with overlapping, lustrous, rich green, scale-like foliage in whorls of four. Foliage has an incense-like aroma when crushed. Reddish-brown, deeply-furrowed, scaly bark appears on mature trees. Solitary fruiting cones (to 1” long) ripen in summer at the branchlet ends. Although small, cones are very distinctive and are commonly described as resembling duckbills when they open to release their seed. Calocedrus decurrens is cultivated by plant nurseries as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens and parks. It is valued for its columnar form and bright green leaves. Synonymous with and formerly known as Libocedrus decurrens.
Growing and sowing instruction:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: The seeds have only shallow natural dormancy and require only a short period of cold stratification (6 - 8 weeks) to enable germination to occur. The seeds mixed with a little clean,damp sand or damp vermiculite and placed in a clear plastic bag at temperatures between 3-5 Celsius (37-41 Fahrenheit) which is about the temperatures found in your fridge.
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep.
Keep them at room temperature – around 20 celsius. Once the seedlings appear above the compost give them plenty of light.
Germination will begin a few weeks from sowing.
All seeds that I sell are collected personally by me from the region in which I live - Southeastern Bulgaria.
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