Cedrus - Wikipedia
WEBCedrus, with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae). They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3,200 m in the Himalayas and 1,000–2,200 m in the Mediterranean.
Cedrus libani - Wikipedia
WEBCedrus is the Latin name for true cedars. The specific epithet refers to the Lebanon mountain range where the species was first described by French botanist Achille Richard; the tree is commonly known as the Lebanon cedar or cedar of Lebanon. Two distinct types are recognized as varieties: C. libani var. libani and C. libani var. brevifolia.
Cedrus deodara - Wikipedia
WEBCedrus deodara, the deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, or deodar, [2] is a species of cedar native to the Himalayas . Description. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40–50 metres (131–164 feet) tall, exceptionally 60 m (197 ft) with a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter. It has a conic crown with level branches and drooping branchlets.
Cedrus atlantica - Wikipedia
WEBCedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae, native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), and to the Tell Atlas in Algeria. A majority of the modern sources [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] treat it as a distinct species Cedrus atlantica , but some sources [11] [12 ...
Cedar - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBCedar (scientific name Cedrus) is a genus of cone-bearing trees in the plant family Pinaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean region. Cedars are trees up to 30–40 metres (98–131 ft) (occasionally 60 metres (200 ft)) tall. They have spicy-scented wood, thick ridged or square-cracked bark, and broad, level branches. The shoots are of two ...
Cedrus - Trees and Shrubs Online
WEBImage Owen Johnson. Cedrus is a genus distributed across three disjunct areas: the Atlas Mountains of North Africa; mountainous parts of the eastern Mediterranean basin, in southeast Turkey, northwestern most Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus; and in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and western Himalayan mountain ranges. ( Farjon 2017 ).
Cedrus - The True Cedars | US Forest Service Research and Development
WEBAbstract. The true cedars (genus Cedrus) are valuable timber trees and striking specimen plantings in the urban landscape that grow well in a variety of soil and climatic conditions. The wood is durable and decay resistant. Cedars have been successfully introduced into areas outside of their natural range.
Cedrus libani - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBCedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon or the Lebanese cedar is a large coniferous tree of the cedrus genus, it is native to the eastern Mediterranean Sea from Lebanon to Turkey. The tree grows to a maximum height of 40m and 10m wide, with a trunk of 2.5m covered in thick, scaly, black, grey-brown bark.
Cedar (Cedrus libani) - British Trees - Woodland Trust
WEBScientific name: Cedrus libani. Family: Pinaceae. Origin: non-native. Cedar is a majestic, evergreen conifer which can grow to 35m. The bark is blackish-brown with closely spaced ridges and cracks, and twigs are brown and slightly hairy. It has a distinct shape, with several trunks and clear horizontal layers in its structure.
Cedrus deodara - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBCedrus deodara ( Urdu: دیودار; Hindi, Sanskrit: देवदार devadāru; Chinese: 雪松 xue song) is a species of cedar trees. It is also known as: Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, or Himalayan deodar. It is common in the western Himalayas, eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, north-central India (states such as Himachal Pradesh ...
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