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Weeping Deodar Cedar

Cedrus deodara (SAY-drus day-oh-DAR-ah)

Family: Pinaceae Unknown Shrub

Weeping Deodar Cedar is a needled evergreen cultivar in the pine family (Pinaceae) found by Edwin Smits in Germany. The tree will grow to 15 feet tall in a spreading weeping manner but needs staking when young to prevent it from sprawling on the ground. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained acidic or neutral soils. Protect saplings from frost. and wind. The dark, blue-green, fragrant needles grow in groups, with up to 30 bundled together. The cones are held upward. It's often used in parks, cemeteries, industrial locations and your home garden. Use in the foundation, as a specimen, along ponds or in an Asian garden. 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: Protect from strong winds. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. More information on Cedrus deodara .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 45 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Cedrus atlantica Salvia rosmarinus x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco'

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet; 6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect; Spreading; Weeping
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Needled Evergreen
Leaf color
Blue; Green
Leaf type
Needles
Leaf arrangement
Other/more complex
Leaf shape
Filiform
Leaf value
Showy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Bundles of long, dark blue-green needles, each bundle having up to 30 needles.
Flower detail
No flowers
Fruit color
Brown/Copper; Red/Burgundy
Fruit detail
The fruit is a reddish brown cone, either one solitary cone, or 2.
Bark color
Dark Gray
Bark detail
Young bark has a smooth feel. As the plant ages, the bark becomes rough.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Germany
Wildlife value
Bees are attracted.
Attracts
Bees
Play value
Attracts Pollinators; Buffer; Screening; Textural
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn; Meadow; Slope/Bank
Landscape theme
Rock Garden; Winter Garden
Design feature
Accent; Border; Small groups; Specimen
Garden tags
#evergreen #conifer #dry soils tolerant #clay soils tolerant #drought tolerant #winter garden #needled evergreen #needles #winter interest #bee friendly #specimen #foundation planting
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Conifers
Resistant to
Drought; Dry Soil

Planted at Hunnicutt

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