Botanical Name: Cedrus deodara
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Common Name: Deodar Cedar  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Green

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Specimen, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Park

 

Special Uses

Screen, Wind Break, Shade Tree

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Normans/Mullany/Thompson

  • Description

  • Notes

This coniferous evergreen forms a large pyramid with graceful, arching branches. Needles are a silvery grey-green to yellow-green. Give plenty of room as tis tree can grow to be 35 to 45 feet tall and 25 feet wide, and with age, even larger. Cedars have lovely cones, emerging bluish when young and aging a reddish brown.
The biggest mistake folks make when planting this tree is not giving it the room it needs to grow. It is a large tree. Prefers well-drained soils that are rich and loamy, though it will tolerate sandy or clay soils as long as they are not perpetually moist. Sun to part shade.