Botanical Name: Cedrus libani
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Common Name: Cedar Of Lebanon  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Lawn

 

Special Uses

Screen, Wind Break, Shade Tree

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Connon Nursery, JJ Neilso

  • Description

  • Notes

Cedar of Lebanon is a large evergreen conifer, growing 40 to 60 feet tall and 25 to 50 feet wide, though it will do so slowly. It has a pyramidal form in its youth spreading out and becoming more flat topped as it ages. The needles are a dark green; 3-inch long cones are purple-brown; and bark is a warm grey-brown. This is a very larg tree and needs to be planted where it will have ample room.
Plant in full sun and well drained soil. Prefers a deep, loamy-clay soil. Intolerant of shade. Does well in dry, arid climates. Somewhat difficult to transplant which may account for it being not more available. Cedar of Lebanon is very cold hardy, listed as USDA Zone 5, and rated as hardy to -15 to 25F.