The Facts
Height: 25′
Spread: 15′
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Medium
Soil: Well-Drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani) is native to the eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. It is more widely planted as a highly regarded ornamental.
This irregular, upright Lebanon Cedar produces a graceful, vertical form with long, pendulous branches covered with long, stiff and dark green needles. The slow-growing tree develops an impressive stature, with a large trunk, wide, spreading branches and a flat-topped crown.
Occasional, horizontal branches look like and arm or a leg. Its bark backdrops the vibrant green needles with a gray-brown, speckled hue. Male flowers, or cones, are elongated yellow-brown catkins; while female cones appear to have a somewhat purple tint to them and are slightly resinous.
