Weeping Himalayan Cedar Cedrus deodara 'Pendula'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SAY-drus day-oh-DAR-ah
- Description
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Spreading shrub to groundcover with tumbling, pendulous growth. Best to stake when young. If not trained to grow upwards, it will naturally grow into a broad, spreading plant with its spread broader than its height. Its weeping, spreading habit lead to it being chosen as a plant growing in a solitary situation. It's often used in parks, cemeteries, industrial locations and your home garden. Does best in a well-drained loam, however, will grow in soils composed of clay, sand, or chalk.
Resistant to Verticillium wilt.
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: Cannot thrive in high-pH soils. Saplings are highly sensitive to frost. Protect from strong winds.
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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)
- 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:
- Grown for foliage
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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
