Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
Evergreen-Trees
Deodar cedar is a large, evergreen specimen tree. Although comparable with atlas cedar in many respects, deodar cedar exhibits less cold-tolerance.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)

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Cedrus deodara Plant Information
Classification | |
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Scientific Name: | Cedrus deodara |
Common Name: | deodar cedar |
Family: | Pinaceae |
Suggested Uses: | large specimen tree |
Characteristics | |
Plant Form: | pyramidal form |
Height: | 40 - 60 feet tall |
Foliage: | evergreen, needle-like, stiff, and 1 to 2 inches long fifteen to 20 leaves for each whorl needles are less stiff and longer than C. atlantica |
Flower: | monoecioius |
Fruit: | cone that is 2 to 3 inches long and on top of branches cone looks like a barrel |
Bark: | smooth |
Environment | |
Sun: | full sun |
Soil: | well-drained soil |
USDA Zone: | zones 7 - 9 |
Care | |
Maintenance: | does not need much pruning |
Pests & Pathology: | can get weevil (bores into the trunk); if tree is dying, first thing to look for is the deodar weevil |
Additional Notes: | graceful looking tree with a pendulous growth habit very sensitive to cold temperatures similar problems and uses to C. atlantica |
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