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Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon or Lebanese cedar (Arabic: أرز لبناني, romanized: ʾarz Lubnāniyy), is a species of tree in the genus Cedrus, a part of the pine family, native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin.
Cedrus libani, commonly called cedar of Lebanon, is an evergreen conifer that, with age, develops a massive trunk, a flattened top and broad spreading horizontal branching. It is native to mountainous areas of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.
Native to Turkey, it is the most winter hardy cedar of the true cedars. It has a columnar form with short green to blue-green to dark green needles and narrow 3-4 inch cones that mature every other year in the fall. Its branches grow horizontally with the lower branches sweeping the ground.
Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon or Lebanese cedar, is a species of tree in the genus Cedrus, a part of the pine family, native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin. It is predominantly in Lebanon, but also in parts of Turkey, Syria, and Cyprus.
One of the most cold-hardy cedars, Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon) is a large evergreen coniferous tree of tightly pyramidal habit in youth, developing a flat-topped crown adorned with horizontally tiered branches with age.
It is the most cold-hardy of the true cedars; the Purdue Hardy Cedar of Lebanon, growing on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, has been able to withstand Indiana's sometimes harsh winters (zone 5a, -20 degrees Fahrenheit) without too much browning.
The cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) is an eye-catching majestic evergreen tree that will serve as a focal point in your landscape design.
We present here a prime example of such work: the quest by the Arnold Arboretum to introduce into cultivation hardy stock of the cedar-of-Lebanon, Cedrus libani. The genus Cedrus has a natural range that extends from North Africa around the Mediterranean Sea into Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and Turkey and west to the Himalayas (Farjon 1990 ...
The story of the first introduction of Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma is a classic tale of intelligent sourcing of material to fit a horticultural need. In the United States, nominate C. libani grows only as far north as Pennsylvania, and its presence was lacked in gardens further northeast.
Common names: cedar, cedar of Lebanon, Lebanon cedar. Scientific name: Cedrus libani. Family: Pinaceae. Origin: non-native. Cedar is a majestic, evergreen conifer which can grow to 35m. The bark is blackish-brown with closely spaced ridges and cracks, and twigs are brown and slightly hairy.