Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Height50 to 70 ftSpread10 to 15 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones5 to 8
Low maintenance1 / 5
Deodar cedar on a lawn beside a house · Photo: Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
- Deodar cedar on a lawn beside a house. Photo by Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Deodar cedars against a blue sky. Photo by Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Deodar cedar foliage and cones. Photo by Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Deodar cedar branches. Photo by Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
Graceful, with pendulous branches and a nodding leader. Needles run bright green to bluish.
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Typical height
- 40 to 70 ft
- Spread
- 20 to 40 ft
- Growth per year
- 1 to 2 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardiness zones
- 7 to 9
- Native to
- Western Himalayas
MaintenanceLow
Drought tolerant once established. Give it width, since the lower limbs sweep the ground.
See it at scale
Deodar Cedar, up to 70 ft tall and 40 ft wide
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