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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
There are quite a few deodar cedars in my area in the Ojai Valley. One of the nurseries has a HUGE tree in the front. I bought a small 4 ft. tall one for a xmas tree last xmas. It is still in the pot...I need to find a place to let it grow to maturity. Such a lovely, lovely tree with its coloring and gracefully drooping branches. A gift to treasure!
On Mar 17, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
Cedrus deodara DEODAR CEDAR EG (z7) (Bon)
"A noble giant...& probably the best of the big conifers in the warmer localities"(Barber & Phillips);pyramidal & wide-spreading with branch tips "drooping in a manner that gives the whole tree a graceful aspect"S/GDr
On May 4, 2006, sylvainyang from Edmond, OK wrote:
This tree has the nicest shape but freeze in winter, I got four and four of them die at one gallon size. The nursery said 75%
of them dead at the nursery before they get in to market, this is why they are so expensive. The golden Deodora is easier to get freezed in Oklahoma.
On Apr 21, 2005, joshz8a from z8a, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:
I'm growing this in a 14" pot. Not sure if it will do well longterm but for 6 years now it's been happy and healthy. Label just read 'Deodar Cedar' but it has lovely silvery green foliage, a straight stem to about 4 feet then spreads out in a canopy shape 3 feet wide. Might be partly the result of somewhat cramped roots in pot, and the fact that it once blew over in storm and broke the top which I then trimmed back but I love the form it's taken. Grows in full sun.
A favorite of many small potted trees which I enjoy growing. josh z8a
On Sep 30, 2003, cici77 from Banning, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Beautiful BEAUTIFUL tree... very drought-tolerant when it's older. We have them lining our road and they only get watered when it rains, and I live 15 min north of Palm Springs, California (U.S.)
I have collected the seeds and hope to grow more for our land; this tree has a very possitive A+ in my book - the weeping look of the tree is just beautiful!
On Aug 28, 2002, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
This tree grows quickly, reaching up to 80 feet. It does need regular watering when it's young, but when it's established, it's drought-tolerant. It prefers full sun.
On Jun 24, 2001, wannadanc from Olympia, WA wrote:
Fast growing to 80 ft, this is not a tree for a small yard, as it quickly takes up too much space with a 40 ft spread at ground level. It is a graceful appearing tree, with a distinctive nodding tip.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Phenix City, Alabama Banning, California Clovis, California Oak View, California Phelan, California Atlanta, Georgia Valley Lee, Maryland Burlington, North Carolina Edmond, Oklahoma Beaverton, Oregon Salem, Oregon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Beaufort, South Carolina (2 reports) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Lexington, South Carolina Pelion, South Carolina Saint Helena Island, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Denison, Texas Lexington, Virginia Orlean, Virginia Olympia, Washington
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