Cedrus deodara

Common name: Deodar cedar

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Shalimar’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  7-8

Mature height and spread:  10-16m; 10-13m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep, moist, well-drained, acidic loams; full sun.

Leaf arrangement:  clustered on short shoot or alternate on long shoot; longer than atlantica

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  upright, single or in pairs, ovoid, 7.5-10 cm long, take 2 years to mature

Limitations: drought tolerant

Suitable uses:  specimen tree for large lawn

Quick ID description:  spirally, whorled, spur-like stem; upright cone

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/cede.htm