Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara
Pinaceae
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Deodar Cedar Whole Plant	Deodar Cedar Bark
Deodar Cedar Leaves	Deodar Male and Female Cones Oregon State Dept. of Horticulture

Classification:

• Gymnosperm (naked seed), Conifer, evergreen

Identifying Features:

• Lower branches bend gracefully downward
• Leaves are stiff and needle-like
• Leaves have a spiral arrangment
• Leaves do not have color change in the fall
• Bark is dark brown and cracks with age
• Pyramidal shape
• Leaves have a blue-green, blue-gray color
• Size:
  • The tree can grow anywhere from 40 to 150 feet.
  • It can have a width of 20 to 45 feet
  • The needle-like leaves grow in clusters of 20-30, and together grow to be about 2 inches

Location/Habitat:

• Native to the Himalayas where it grows at elevations of 3,500 to 12,000 feet above sea level.
• Hardiness zones 7-9, which are located in several warmer regions of the United States.
• Grows best in areas where winters are mild

Flower/Fruit/Reproduction:

Female (seed) cone:

• Grows to be about 7.5 to 10 cm long
• Require two years to mature
• Dry and hard
• Brown colored
• Oval shaped

Male (pollen) cone:

• Grows to be about 5 to 7.5 cm long
• Release yellow pollen in the fall

Water/Sun Requirements:

• Does well in full sun
• Has relatively normal water requirments

Special Adaptations:

• Tolerates wind and heat
• Once established it does well in drought

Other Info:

• Essential oils from the Deodar Cedar have been used as an antispetic and treatment for tuberculosis in Asia.
• Most popular landscaping cedar in America.
• Has a medium growth rate, meaning it grows 13 to 24 inches per year.
• The needle-like leaves fall in late spring as new growth occours.
• It does not need pruning
• The wood of the deodar cedar is stronger than any of the other conifers
• When deodar cedar is translated into Sanskrit it means "tree of the gods"

Reference Sources/Links:

.http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/shrubs/cedrus_deodara-snowsprite.html
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEDE2&photoID=cede2_006_avp.jpg
http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=CEDE2
http://www.treehelp.com/trees/cedar/cedrus-deodara.asp
http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/cedr_deo.cfm
http://www.zoo.org/factsheets/deodar_cedar/deodar_cedar.html
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/cede.htm
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Trees of the World. New York: Oxford UP, 1980. 79-80.
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=43#sun
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/growth.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodar_cedar
http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/CEDDEOA.pdf
http://msucares.com/lawn/garden/msgardens/03/030203.html

Created by: Djana F. 2007