Cedrus deodara 'Pendula'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SAY-drus day-oh-DAR-ah
- Description
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Weeping Deodar Cedar is a needled evergreen cultivar in the pine family (Pinaceae) found by Edwin Smits in Germany.
The tree will grow to 15 feet tall in a spreading weeping manner but needs staking when young to prevent it from sprawling on the ground. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained acidic or neutral soils. Protect saplings from frost. and wind.
The dark, blue-green, fragrant needles grow in groups, with up to 30 bundled together. The cones are held upward.
It's often used in parks, cemeteries, industrial locations and your home garden. Use in the foundation, as a specimen, along ponds or in an Asian garden.
Quick ID:
- All Cedrus genus members have new needles that are born singly on stems
- Needles are triangular to quadrangular in cross-section
- Female woody barrel-shaped cones sit on top of branches
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Protect from strong winds. Resistant to Verticillium wilt.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cedrus
- Species:
- deodara
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Germany
- Wildlife Value:
- Bees are attracted.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Buffer
- Screening
- Textural
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is a reddish brown cone, either one solitary cone, or 2.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Leaf Shape:
- Filiform
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Bundles of long, dark blue-green needles, each bundle having up to 30 needles.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Gray
- Bark Description:
- Young bark has a smooth feel. As the plant ages, the bark becomes rough.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
