Deodar Cedar
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Scientific name: Pinaceae cedrus
Common name(s): Deodar cedar
Height: 40-60 feet
Family: Pinaceae
Group: Gymnosperm
Crown shape: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Quick process
Leaf: green, needle-like, needled-evergreen
Fruit: brown, oval cone,hard, does not attract life
Bark/branches: dark bark, branches drop down and are brown with thorns
Common name(s): Deodar cedar
Height: 40-60 feet
Family: Pinaceae
Group: Gymnosperm
Crown shape: Pyramidal
Growth rate: Quick process
Leaf: green, needle-like, needled-evergreen
Fruit: brown, oval cone,hard, does not attract life
Bark/branches: dark bark, branches drop down and are brown with thorns
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The scientific name for this tree is Pinaceae cedrus (edis.ifas.ufl.edu). Its common is Deodar Cedar. It can grow anywhere from 40 to 60 feet tall. The leaves resemble needles and grow in a spiral shape. The fruit is a brown oval cone that can grow between 3 to 6 inches. It is a rough fruit that does not attract animals (edis.ifas.ufl.edu). This tree belongs to the Pinaceae family and to the gymnosperm group (plants.usda.gov). "Best grown in deep, moist but well-drained, acidic loams in full sun. Drought tolerant once established. Intolerant of poorly drained wet soils. Best tolerance of the true cedars for hot and humid summers. Not reliably winter hardy in the St. Louis area where this tree probably should not be grown. If attempted, however, site young trees in locations protected from winter winds," (missouribotanicalgardens.org). "No serious insect or disease problems. Tip blight and root rot may occur. Winter hardiness is a concern in the St. Louis area where consideration should be given to planting a cultivar such as ‘Shalimar’ that has slightly better hardiness than the species. Notwithstanding the winter hardiness problems, these plants usually struggle in the St. Louis area where environmental conditions do not favor most conifers," (missouribotanicalgardens.org). "Species is monoecious; male cones 2 to 3 inches long on the lower parts of crown; female cones erect, purplish, occur on upper portions of crown," (dendro.cnre.vt.edu).
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The Cedar Tree.
I never really knew when it was first planted. All i knew was that as I grew older, so did the tree. We moved to a new house on Francis Ave. The house sat right next to a tall cedar tree in the middle of a dirt yard. The branches stuck out and the leaves looked like needles. I thought that it was a pine tree because of the ginormous pine cones that fell off of it. Now knowing all along that I would miss it when it was gone. The day I left to college was the day it was cut down. It was probably only 20 feet tall but that tree grew along with me. My dad once made me a tire swing. I grew up in that swing. I sat there to cry, to talk to a secret boyfriend, to sing out loud or watch all the cars go by. When I came home 3 weeks later it was gone. Even the tire was gone. Apart of me misses the pine cones I would once use as baseball and the tire I sat in. But now I started a new chapter in my life so I let go. Good bye Cedar tree, i will always miss you.
I never really knew when it was first planted. All i knew was that as I grew older, so did the tree. We moved to a new house on Francis Ave. The house sat right next to a tall cedar tree in the middle of a dirt yard. The branches stuck out and the leaves looked like needles. I thought that it was a pine tree because of the ginormous pine cones that fell off of it. Now knowing all along that I would miss it when it was gone. The day I left to college was the day it was cut down. It was probably only 20 feet tall but that tree grew along with me. My dad once made me a tire swing. I grew up in that swing. I sat there to cry, to talk to a secret boyfriend, to sing out loud or watch all the cars go by. When I came home 3 weeks later it was gone. Even the tire was gone. Apart of me misses the pine cones I would once use as baseball and the tire I sat in. But now I started a new chapter in my life so I let go. Good bye Cedar tree, i will always miss you.
References
- Gilman, E. F., & Watson D. G. (1993). Cedrus deodara: Deodar Cedar. University of Florida IFAS Extension, 293. Retrieved from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st134.
- Jensen, E., Niemiera, A., Peterson, J., & Seiler, J. (2012). Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, 456. http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=456.
- Missouri Botanical Gardens-Cedrus deodara.
- United States Department of Agriculture-National Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEDE2.