Calocedrus
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Calocedrus, the incense cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. Three species are native to eastern Asia and one to western North
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California incense cedar, in Lassen Volcanic National Park
C. decurrens foliage and male cones
Calocedrus decurrens
Pencil
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A pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.
Calocedrus
…of Calocedrus is soft, moderately decay-resistant, and with a strong spicy-resinous fragrance. That of C. decurrens is the primary material for wooden pencils, because it is soft and tends to sharpen easily without forming splinters. The two Asian species were (at least in the past) in very high demand for…
Staedtler HB graphite pencils
Coloured pencils (Caran d'Ache)
Old Soviet colored pencils with box (circa 1959)
Palomino Blackwing 602 pencils