The "Stanford" Cedar

2 Grams Per Tube: Approx 20 minute burn time per stick.  A modern classic. A large Cedrus deodara or Himalayan Cedar tree 雪松 was cut down due to fire safety near Stanford. This ingredient is the "negative space" of a 30ft heartwood totem pole crafted by Polynesian artisan friends in Ukiah, CA. This incense has a rather interesting story behind it. Many know that the fire season in California has been terrifyingly intense these past years. Our local power company has new fire safety laws that required this old Himalayan Cedar tree to be cut down on or near Stanford campus because it was too close to power lines. A local friend and woodcarver acquired this gem and turned the heartwood into a totem pole. The "negative space" from that totem pole is the raw ingredient for this incense. Then we did a custom steam distillation due to the unbelievably juicy nature of the specimen. There were some pieces that were sopping wet with oil.  We got many 10ml vials of pure oil and a lot of excellent