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1. Deodar Cedar
(Cedrus deodara)
Other Common Names: Himalayan Cedar, Deodar ...

 


Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Cedar, California Christmas Tree
Evergreen, cone-bearing cedar trees bear needles in tufted clusters to form a pyramidal shape. As the trees mature, they have flatter tops with large supporting trunks and limbs.

Golden deodar cedar
Outstanding golden-yellow foliage in spring, turning greenish-yellow later in the year. Ordinarily a large tree, this particular specimen grew into an unusual prostrate habit. Nearly 6' long at planting, 5/1/00.

DEODAR CEDAR
Cedrus deodara
General Notes
Drought tolerant, although several years of drought has stressed a considerable number to the extent of killing them. A weeping cultivar, 'pendula', can be espaliered. Has Fragrant Bark and Leaf.

Deodar cedar Pinaceae Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don f.   symbol: CEDE2
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Deodar Cedar SE-drus de-o-DAR-a
Conifer, evergreen, 40-70(150) ft [12-21(46) m] high, broadly pyramidal with gracefully pendulous branches, drooping central leader, spreading and flat-topped with age.

Deodar Cedar
Short bluish-green needles on strong branches that are pendulous at tips.
Distinctive and pleasant aroma.

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Hardiness Zones:
1
2 ...

or deodar cedar: see cedar.
More on Deodar
Cedar - common name for a number of trees, mostly coniferous evergreens. The true cedars belong to the small genus Cedrus of the family Pinaceae which appears in the Lebanese flag. This tree, native t...

New deodar cedar leaves emerge silvery blue to contrast dramatically with the older foliage.
Usage
Most cultivars of deodar will grow into large and handsome specimen trees that need plenty of room.

The Deodar cedar is native of India & the western Himalayas. It is one of the few true cedars, among which the most famous is the Cedar of Lebanon ( ). The Deodar's blue-grey needles are softer than those on Cedrus atlantica.

DEODAR CEDAR. Himalaya
PINACEAE (Pine family)
Generally speaking, the graceful deodar cedar can be distinguished from the Atlas cedar by its overall appearance or silhouette, its supple apex that bows with the wind or droops, ...

Description:
Deodar Cedar, best used in zones 7 and 8, has the best appearance in youth of all the cedars, having dense graceful branching and usually having a gray, blue, or silver cast to the dense evergreen needles.

Cedar of Lebanon, atlas cedar, deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara, Cedrus libani, Cedrus atlantica)
Celery, celeriac (Apium graveolens)
Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Century plant (Agave americana)
Cereus (Cereus species) ...

Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara
deptford pink Dianthus armeria
deutzia Deutzia scabra
devil's ivy Epipremnum pinnatum
diffuse knapweed; white knapweed Centaurea diffusa
Dixie silver-back fern Pityrogramma calomelanos
dock Rumex stenophyllus ...

Hybrid bluebeard Castanea mollissima Chinese Chestnut Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar ...

Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar)
Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)
Larix decidua (Common Larch, European Larch)
Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch)
Larix laricina (American Larch, Eastern Larch)
Larix occidentalis (Western Larch, Tamarack) ...

Cedrus deodara: Deodar cedar, Indian cedar - the largest cedar, it is reputed to grow up to 250 feet in Afghanistan. It has deep green 1 1/2 inch long needles which may turn gray in hot, dry areas.

In the front yard, curving beds repeat the forms of the arched windows and doorways of the house and are partially shaded by a deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) and a large crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica).

Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
Falsecypress (Chamaecyparis)
Japanese plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia)
Juniper (Juniperus)
Pine, Japanese red pine (Pinus)
Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) ...

Cedrus deodara 'Snow Sprite'
SNOW SPRITE DEODAR CEDAR
Chamaecyparis FALSE CYPRESS
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Pillar'
DWARF FALSE CYPRESS
Chamaecayparis pisifera 'Cyano-viridis'
BOULEVARD CYPRESS ...

Cedrus - True Cedars
Cedrus atlantica - Atlas Cedar
Cedrus deodara - Deodar Cedar
Cedrus libani - Cedar of Lebanon ...

The barrel-shaped cones are held upright above a branch. Some cedars include: Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani); Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) - with blue-green foliage; Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) - with drooping branches.

See also: Deodar, Cedar, Cedrus, Cedrus deodara, Green