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Cedrus atlantica foliage and mature female cone Male cones beginning to shed pollen. Fully grown, Atlas cedar is a large coniferous evergreen tree, 30 to 35 m (98 to 115 ft) (rarely 40 m) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5 to 2 m (4.9 to 6.6 ft).
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Its rot-resistant character also makes it an ideal wood for constructing the well-known houseboats of Srinagar, Kashmir. In Pakistan and India, during the British colonial period, deodar wood was used extensively for construction of barracks, public buildings, bridges, canals and railway cars. [ 24 ]
Cedrus, common English name cedar, a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae Cedrus libani, the Lebanon cedar, native to Lebanon, western Syria and south-central Turkey; Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria; Cedrus deodara, the Deodar cedar, native to the western Himalayas
The trees include evergreen conifers, deciduous conifers and broad-leaved trees and are detailed in two publications. [2] [6] Evergreen conifers of interest include common yew (planted c. 1831), giant sequoia (planted c. 1889), cedar of Lebanon (planted c. 1944), cedars (planted c. 1979), blue Atlas cedar (planted c. 1969), and common oak (planted 1839 - 1859).
Weeping Atlas Cedar Golden weeping willow: Salix Sepulcralis Group 'Chrysocoma' Weeping trees are trees characterized by soft, limp twigs. [1] This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars. [1]
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Its combination of light weight and resistance to decay has also led to T. plicata being widely used for the construction of bee hives. [25] T. plicata is an important tree to the First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest and is sometimes called "Canoe Tree" because of its use as a material for Native American canoes. [citation needed]