Tree #13: Lawson Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (kam-eh-SIP-uh-riss law-so-nee-AY-nuh)
- Native to Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California
- Known as Port Orford cedar or Lawson cypress, is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae
- Has white lines on leaf undersides unlike the Cypress (Cupressus) tree’s leaves
- Has flat, lacey, ‘dripping’ foliage and fragrant bark when cut
- The bark is reddish-brown, and fibrous to scaly in vertical stripes
- Maturing up to 197 feet & lives 150+ years
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