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Calocedrus decurrens is a large tree, typically reaching heights of 30–40 meters (100–130 ft) and a trunk diameter up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in). The largest known tree, located in Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California, is 47.98 m (157 ft 5 in) tall with a 12 m (39 ft 4 in) circumference trunk and a 17.5 m (57 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) spread. [8]
Calocedrus decurrens, the California incense cedar, is a popular ornamental tree, grown particularly in locations with cool summer climates like Britain, Washington and British Columbia. Its very narrow columnar crown in landscape settings, an unexplained consequence of the climatic conditions in these areas, is not shown by trees in their ...
Because of its antifungal and insect repellent properties, rooms made of deodar cedar wood are used to store meat and food grains like oats and wheat in Shimla, Kullu, and Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Cedar oil is often used for its aromatic properties, especially in aromatherapy. It has a characteristic woody odor which may change ...
In 2003, the state of California spent about $3 million to buy 1,800 acres on the north side of the buttes, including an idyllic stretch of emerald called "Peace Valley."
Cedrus, common English name cedar, a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae Cedrus libani, the Lebanon cedar, native to Lebanon, western Syria and south-central Turkey; Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria; Cedrus deodara, the Deodar cedar, native to the western Himalayas
The announced merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair will bring two iconic Southern California theme parks, Magic Mountain and Knott's ... 15 water parks and nine resort properties in 17 states ...
The scholar of Germanic religion Jan de Vries noted that placenames such as Frølund (Denmark), and Ullunda, Frösvi, and Mjärdevi (Sweden), in which the name of a deity is compounded with words meaning "grove" or "wood", suggest a continuation of the same practice, but are found almost exclusively in eastern Scandinavia; however, there is a ...
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