About
Cedrus deodara 'Robusta' is a sizable evergreen conifer, typically reaching heights of 12 to 15 meters. It features wide, horizontal branches that gracefully droop at their tips. The tree produces clusters of elongated, dark blue-green needles, alongside upright cones that are reddish-brown in color.
About the genus
Cedrus consists of substantial evergreen trees characterized by needle-like foliage that forms a spiral pattern on young branches and appears in whorls on shorter spur-like shoots. The ovoid cones disintegrate to disperse seeds while remaining attached to the tree.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers, Trees
- Habit
- Pendulous weeping, Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a well-drained neutral to acid soil in full sun. Protect saplings from frosts and shelter from winds
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to conifer aphid
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus