deodar cedar
Cedrus deodara
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 50 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) is a tree for specimen, accent, privacy screen, and winter interest plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in a conical shape with blue, gray/silver, and green needles that stay on all year. It tolerates drought and salt, and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Mondo grass, Witch hazel, and Christmas fern.
Native range
Canary Is. and Madeira.