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About Bastard Cedar
This conifer sports interesting exfoliating gray-brown bark and showy male and female cones. Its form is broadly conical with spreading branches. The male cones are yellow, the female cones are cylindrical and they ripen in late summer at lower elevations and a month later at higher elevations. It prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soil.
Taxonomy
Calocedrus decurrens
Calocedrus
Cupressaceae
Pinales
Also known as
California incense-cedar and Incense cedar

How to care for Bastard Cedar
How often to water your Bastard Cedar

every 9
Bastard Cedar needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Bastard Cedar in your home

a window
Bastard Cedar love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bastard Cedar does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bastard Cedar in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bastard Cedar

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bastard Cedar after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Bastard Cedar
Bastard Cedar
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
