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Celery and Incense Cedar


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Annual or Biennial  

Type
Tree  
Vegetable  

Origin
Western United States, California, Mexico  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Calocedrus decurrens  
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  

Number of Varieties
1  
100  
99+

Habitat
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions  
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
9-3  

Sunset Zone
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  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
2,130.00 cm  
21
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
180.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown  
Tan, Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Pinnate  
Irregular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Stem Planting  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally  
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

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

Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed  
Less fertilizing  

Pests and Diseases
Insects  
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Frost  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds  
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  

Allergy
-  
Irritation to stomach  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Stomach pain  
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss  

Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry  
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CALOCEDRUS decurrens  
APIUM graveolens  

Common Name
Incense Cedar  
Celery  

In Hindi
Incense Cedar  
अजवायन  

In German
Zeder  
Sellerie  

In French
Encens Cedar  
Céleri  

In Spanish
cedro de incienso  
Apio  

In Greek
θυμίαμα Κέδρος  
Σέλινο  

In Portuguese
cedro de incenso  
Aipo  

In Polish
kadzidło Cedar  
Seler  

In Latin
incensum Cedar  
apium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Apiales  

Family
Cupressaceae  
Apiaceae  

Genus
Calocedrus  
Apium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Apieae  

Subfamily
-  
Apioideae  

Number of Species
50  
1  

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Difference Between Incense Cedar and Celery

If you are confused whether Incense Cedar or Celery are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Incense Cedar and Celery Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Incense Cedar are No fertilizers needed, whereas for Celery fertilizers required are Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Incense Cedar and Celery if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Incense Cedar and Celery

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Incense Cedar and Celery. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Incense Cedar and Celery as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Incense Cedar is Stomach pain whereas of Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss. Incense Cedar has beauty benefits as follows: while Celery has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Incense Cedar vs Celery

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Incense Cedar vs Celery and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Incense Cedar are whereas of Celery have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Incense Cedar has no showy fruits and Celery has no showy fruits. Also Incense Cedar is not flowering and Celery is not flowering . You can compare Incense Cedar and Celery facts and facts of other plants too.

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