9-15-09: Cedrus deodara

Cedrus deodara I have always admired this true cedar in the landscape with it pyramidal shape and blue almost silver foliage and graceful soft branches.

It is a lovely specimen tree. Deodar Cedar is the national tree of Pakistan and comes from the western Himalayas. The entire plant is aromatic and is used for timber construction of temples and palaces. Deodar comes from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘timber of the gods’.

As evergreen and a conifer, Deodar Cedar grows over one hundred feet tall by thirty feet wide. It has two inch long needles and 12-15 needles per rosette perched on branches that also support upright barrel-shaped cones. It is fast growing when young; two feet per year, drought tolerant once established and can tolerate air pollution. If you have no room for this special tree I encourage you to enjoy it in other gardens.

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