Common name: Himalayan cedar
Family name: Pinaceae

  •  droopier needles, about 4 cm in length
  • needles are slightly glaucous
  • cone is 10 cm in length and broadly ovoid
  • likes full sun
  • likes well drained soils
  • takes about 25-50 years to reach full mature growth
  • leaves arranged spirally on young shoots and in whorls on short side shoots
  • the longer needle helps to direct away the moisture
  • tip droops as well
  • tufted needles (characteristic of all cedrus)
  • evergreen tree
  • coniferous

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