Scientific name: Cedrus deodara
Family: PINACEAE
Common names: “Himalayan cedar” “Deodar cedar” “Fountain tree”
Plant Type: Evergreen tree
Conditions:
Zone: 7-9
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Deep, acidic, average fertility
Moisture: Well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 40′-50′ W 30′-40′ , H 150′ in native land
Leaf and Stem shape: At first conical with a drooping leading shoot, later broad-crowned. Needles to 4cm in length, slightly glaucous, mostly whorled
Flower: Broadly-ovoid cones
Pruning: Minimal
Maintenance: Low
Landscape use: Specimen tree, large estates, parks, too large for most gardens
Propagate: By seed & cuttings
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
Comments: ~AGM winner “overplanted and in all the wrong places”
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: C. d. ‘Aurea’ , C. d. ‘Feelin’ Blue’
