PINACEAE - - Pine Family

* Cedrus deodara (Roxburgh ex D. Don) G. Don — Deodar Cedar

* not native to the United States

Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) - This tall evergreen tree with spreading irregularly arranged branches is native to Asia, has been frequently planted and has rarely escaped to rural woodlands. Deodar Cedar is a large tree, to 50 m., with beautiful dark bluish-green foliage and level branches with pendulous tips. The leaves are needle-like, 2.5-7 cm long and 1 mm. thick, borne singly on long shoots or in dense clusters of 20-30 on short shoots. The fruit is an upright cone, barrel-shaped 7-13 cm. long, rounded at apex, that disintegrates when mature (in 12 months) to release the winged seeds.

Habitat:

Frequently planted, rarely escaped to suburban woodlands.

The range of Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.