Increasingly rare in its southwest Oregon habitat, Port Orford cedar is one of the most commercially valuable woods in North America. "By closing these gates, we are controlling the spread of ...

The Port Orford cedar is back. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana-- a conifer known for its massive, muscular, multiple trunks -- graced many old gardens until a fungal disease that attacks the tree's roots ...

In the past, I’d rarely recommend planting a Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana). Although the Oregon natives are among the most attractive of conifers, they were so highly susceptible ...

“We know the Port Orford Cedar is at least 50 years old,” city ... City officials are also considering having a wood sculptor turn the stump in Pioneer Park into a piece of art.

Once, the Port Orford cedar was the most prized tree in the Northwest woods.For Americans, it made stadium seats, boats and outdoor furniture that would not rot. From the Japanese, it fetched high ...