Damson

Incense Cedar

About Damson and Incense Cedar

Damson

Incense Cedar

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Western United States, California, Mexico

Types

Calocedrus decurrens

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Open Forest, Terrestrial

low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm2,130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

460.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health

Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'

CALOCEDRUS decurrens

Common Name

Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson

Incense Cedar

In Hindi

जामुन

Incense Cedar

In German

Zwetschgen

Zeder

In French

prune de Damas

Encens Cedar

In Spanish

ciruela ciruela

cedro de incienso

In Greek

κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο

θυμίαμα Κέδρος

In Portuguese

damson ameixa

cedro de incenso

In Polish

mirabelki

kadzidło Cedar

In Latin

damson plum

incensum Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Rosales

Pinales

Family

Rosaceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Prunus

Calocedrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

40050

1 27800

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Properties of Damson and Incense Cedar

Wondering what are the properties of Damson and Incense Cedar? We provide you with everything About Damson and Incense Cedar. Damson doesn't have thorns and Incense Cedar doesn't have thorns. Also Damson does not have fragrant flowers. Damson has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes and Incense Cedar has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Damson and Incense Cedar and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Damson and Incense Cedar

Season and care of Damson and Incense Cedar is important to know. While considering everything about Damson and Incense Cedar Care, growing season is an essential factor. Damson season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Incense Cedar season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Damson is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Incense Cedar is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Damson is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Incense Cedar is Acidic, Neutral.

Damson and Incense Cedar Physical Information

Damson and Incense Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Damson height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Incense Cedar height is 2,130.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Damson and Incense Cedar are as follows:

Damson flower color:
Damson leaf color:
Incense Cedar flower color:
Incense Cedar leaf color: Green

Care of Damson and Incense Cedar

Care of Damson and Incense Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Damson pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Incense Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Damson needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Incense Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.