Port-Orford-cedar Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl.   symbol: CHLA
	Leaf: Persistent, scale-like, and arranged in decussate pairs, blue-green with obvious white "X's" on the underside. Individuals leaves are typically 1/16 to 1/8 inch long and sets of four are about as long as they are wide; arranged in flattened, well organized sprays; dead leaves fall in sprays. Flower: Monoecious; male cones small and yellow to red, borne terminally; female cones small, round and bluish-green. Fruit: Cones are small (about 1/4 inch diameter) and round with deeply wrinkled peltate scales; blue-green when young and brown when mature. Twig: Distinctly flattened when young, but eventually round, reddish brown bark. Bark: Brown, weathers to a gray-brown; mature bark is fibrous, ridged, and deeply furrowed; may reach 4 to 8 inches thick near the base. Form: Large, uniform, evergreen trees that commonly reach 125 to 200 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet in diameter; beautiful pyramidal form with frond-like branches.
	USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting Port-Orford-cedar (opens a new window).