Scientific Name:
Cedrus deodara
Pronunciation:
SEE-druss dee-oh-DAR-uh
Common Name:
Deodar cedar
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Branching horizontal, whorled with pendulous branchlets; needles sharp, 3-5cm long x 1-1.5mm wide, mid green to bluish-green, about 30 per whorl, typically on upper side of branchlets; seed cones erect, green-yellow, solitary or in pairs, ovate or barrel-shaped, 7-10cm long x 5-6cm wide, bluish when young maturing reddish-brown; scales 5-6cm wide, usually glabrous on the upper side; seeds about 17mm long x about 6mm wide; wing large, light brown. Conifers.org
Habit:
Horizontal, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
> 30m
Mature Spread:
> 25m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include C. 'Bush's Electra'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Whorled, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acuminate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green-yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Diptera - true flies (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (MCC) Main Campus Courtyard : 384
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : 594 cv. Kashmir