Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

General Information Common Name  Deodar Cedar Scientific Name  Cedrus deodara Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  40 - 50  m (131 - 164 ft) Spread  15 -20 m (50 - 66 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Spring Color  Green, Flower Color  Green Type  Tree Native  Africa, Asia, Europe.

Classification Kingdom  Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division  Coniferophyta – Conifers Class  Pinopsida Subclass  Order  Pinales Family  Pinaceae – Pine family Genus  Cedrus Carr. –  Cedar Species  C. deodara

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara commonly known as Deodar Cedar also known as Himalayan cedar. It is native to Western Himalaya, India. It is a large growing evergreen tree that grows 40–50 m (131–164 ft) in height sometime grows up to 60 m (197 ft) with a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter.

The Deodar Cedar Differs principally from the Atlas Cedar in having a flexible, pendulous leader; and differs from both the Atlas and the Lebanon Cedar in having longer needles, pendulous tips to the branches and larger barrel-shaped cones. Furthermore, it is a relatively taller, more graceful and erect tree than either of the other cedars. The tree is a native of the western Himalayan ranges of India, and was introduced to Britain in 1831 and 1841.

The trees are conical when young, later developing massive trunks and large often spreading branches. The branchlets are of two kinds: the long terminal gracefully drooping growth shoots with needles scattered around them (‘juvenile’ foliage), and short spur growths with needles in rosettes.

The young needles are yellowish. The mature needles are from 1-2 inches in length, and a soft shade of green.

Both sexes of flowers are usually found on different branches of the same tree, though whole trees may be of one sex. The male catkins are long and erect, dull greyish-green with a purplish bloom, liberating bright yellow pollen in autumn. The females are small, greenish, erect conelets. The resultant erect resinous barrel-shaped green cones, up to 5 inches long, do not reach full size until after two years, when they turn brown and ripen within a few months. They then gradually break up to release their winged seeds, the central spike of the cone alone remaining.

Like as the Atlas Cedar, at first the bark is smooth and grey, but with age becomes brown, furrowed and scaly. The wood has a narrow whitish sapwood and a mid-brown heartwood, and is fairly hard, fragrant, naturally durable, and will work to a fine finish. It is scarce, hence little used commercially.

It is also use as Medicine. The inward wood is sweet-smelling and used to make incense. Inward wood is refined into key oil. As bugs stay away from this tree, the fundamental oil is utilized as creepy crawly repellent on the feet of steeds, dairy cattle and camels. It likewise has hostile to parasitic properties and has some potential for control of contagious disintegration of flavors amid capacity. The external bark and stem are astringent.

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Young Plants of Deodar Cedar

Leaves of Deodar Cedar

Deodar Cedar Leaves

Male catkins of  Deodar Cedar

 Deodar Cedar male catkins

Male catkins of Deodar Cedar

Deodar Cedar male catkins

Female Cone of Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar Female Cone

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar Female Cone

Bark of Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara  Trunk

 Deodar Cedar as ornamental plant

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara – Deodar Cedar

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