Why Plant California Incense Cedar?
California Incense Cedar is all about lasting structure with a little extra character. Its foliage forms layered, flat sprays that create a refined texture, and the tree grows with a naturally narrow, upright presence that looks composed year-round. It’s also known for its aromatic foliage and bark, giving it that subtle “mountain air” quality when you’re working around it in the garden.
This is a strong choice when you want an evergreen that can provide screening and vertical emphasis without feeling bulky. As it matures, it becomes a stately landscape anchor, bringing privacy, winter interest, and a classic conifer silhouette that works beautifully with both naturalistic and more formal designs.
How to use California Incense Cedar in the landscape?
Use it as a tall specimen evergreen in a front yard or wide side yard where the narrow form can add vertical definition and year-round presence. It also works beautifully in spaced groupings along property lines to create privacy without the look of a clipped hedge. Place it behind mixed shrub borders to create a deep green backdrop, or use it to frame long views and entry approaches. Pair it with lighter or finer-textured plants in front to highlight the foliage texture, and give it enough room to develop its natural shape without crowding structures or overhead lines.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
