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Pinaceae
Cedrus deodara
Deodar Cedar
Deodar cedar is among the world’s most elegant and stately of evergreen conifers. This western Himalayan native tree has fast growth and develops a broad, pyramidal habit. Its dense branches are covered in green to blue-green needles. The branch tips often dangle softly downward, giving the entire tree a soft and luxurious feel. With time, the trunks and branches become very picturesque, especially when viewed from under the canopy. The female cones are held upright on the upper tree branches and are large, egg-shaped and purple-green, while the smaller male cones are elongate and shed copious amounts of yellow pollen in spring.
This large tree and must have full sun and ample room to attain its fullest and most beautiful growth. Deodar cedar is extremely adaptable, growing well on a wide range of soil pH and types although it will not tolerate soggy soils.
There are many fine selections including The cultivar ‘Shalimar’ is a proven cold-hardy selection (into USDA zone 6) with terrific blue-green needle coloration, ‘Aurea’ has yellow-hued needles when trees are young, and ‘Cream Puff’ is a tall shrubby specimen with cream-colored needles. Finally, ‘Pendula’ ('Prostrata') has a pleasing weeping form. All are well-suited as specimen trees for the landscape.
9 - 7
7 - 9
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Full Sun
50'-150' / 15.2m - 45.7m (60)
25'-40' / 7.6m - 12.2m
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Southern Asia, India, Nepal
Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Clay, Loam
Drought
Fast
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Pyramidal
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
None
Light Green
Green, Plum, Brown, Sandy Brown
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Brown, Black
No
Yes
Fine
Matte
Fissured
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
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