Deodar cedar

The leaves are needle-like, mostly 2.5–5 cm long, occasionally up to 7 cm long, slender , borne singly on long shoots, and in dense clusters of 20-30 on short shoots; they vary from bright green to glaucous blue-green in colour. The female cones are barrel-shaped, 7–13 cm long and 5–9 cm broad, and disintegrate when mature to release the winged seeds. The male cones are 4–6 cm long, and shed their pollen in autumn.

Deodar cedar, or just "deodar" (the name used in its native India), is a large stately conifer with horizontal spreading branches and a conical shape. It can grow to 150 ft (45.7 m) tall with a 40 ft (12.2 m) spread at ground level. More typically, though, they stay less than 50 ft (15.2 m) tall but specimens in their native range have been found more than 200 ft (61 m) tall! Lower branches bend gracefully downward and then up again. More

The Deodar Cedar can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map. VIEW MAP Evergreen Evergreen Type of tree: The Deodar Cedar falls into the following type(s): Evergreens 70' High 70' High Mature Height: The Deodar Cedar grows to be 70' feet in height. More

* The wood of deodar cedar is stronger than most conifers. More