How to grow Port Orford Cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

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Port Orford cedar Etymology

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.

Other names for Port Orford cedar

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

Footnotes

¹ The Plant List

² Chamaecyparis lawsoniana on Wikipedia