These estimates for how long Port Orford cedar takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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It was first discovered (by Euro-Americans) near Port Orford in Oregon and introduced into cultivation in 1854, by collectors working for the Lawson & Son nursery in Edinburgh, Scotland, after whom it was named as Lawson Cypress by the describing botanist Andrew Murray2. The USDA officially calls it by the name Port Orford cedar, as do most people in its native area, but some botanists prefer to use the name Lawson cypress (or in very rare instances Port Orford cypress) instead. The name “Lawson’s cypress” is widely used in horticulture2. This tree has many botanical synonyms, but the current officially-accepted name is Chamaecyparis lawsoniana12.
Lawson's cypress, Lawson cypress, Port Orford cypress, white cedar, Oregon cedar, ginger pine
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl., Chamaecyparis allumiil, Chamaecyparis boursieri f. viridis, Cupressus fragrans, Cupressus lawsoniana, Cupressus nutkanus, Retinispora lawsoniana
Misspellings: Lawson false cypress, Chamaecyparis lawsonia