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 .
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.