Cedrus deodara divinely blue dwarf blue deodar cedar. If you have a favourite bonsai tree not mentioned just add an entry. How to make a blue atlas cedar look like a giant bonsai tree. Weeping deodar cedar may be used to can grow flat along the ground and draped over retaining wall or staked and used as a focal point in a front yard or driveway planting. A very old cultivar, cedrus deodara aurea deodar cedar is a large evergreen coniferous tree of conical habit adorned with striking horizontal branches and weeping tips bearing long, soft golden needles. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about cedrus species, deodar cedar, himalayan cedar cedrus deodara supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves gard. It would be a much better tree if the original owner had spent a few years developing the trunk before committing it to a bonsai pot. Cedrus deodara golden horizon golden horizon deodar cedar will reach a height of 1. The snow sprite cultivar is a graceful dwarf conifer, noted for silvery green needles with creamhued tips. Care for a cedar of lebanon bonsai trim a guava tree for growing bigger. However, i live in a mature oak, maple and beech forest in central ohio zone 6. Simply remove any dead, diseased or awkwardly placed branches from your cedrus deodara aurea tree as and when you see them.
Cedrus deodara aurea buy golden deodar cedar trees. One is very rare and only grows on the isle of cyprus, but lebanon cedar cedrus libani, deodar cedar cedrus deodara and atlas cedar cedrus atlantica are cultivated in the u. Chinese xue song is a species of cedar native to the western himalayas in eastern afghanistan, northern pakistan, northcentral india himachal pradesh, uttarakhand and kashmir, southwesternmost tibet and western. Cedrus deodara deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, or deodar. This tree grows at a medium rate, with height increases of 24 per year. Pruning bonsai trees is one of the topics in our online bonsai course, made specifically for beginners. I originally worked on this himalayan cedar or cedrus deodara belonging to faisal waheedy in the spring of 2010. Himalayan bonsai tree care guide cedrus deodara bonsai tree. Hi i have got one of these trees and a lot of people including myself do not know how to look after them. A guide to successful pruning, evergreen tree pruning. Cedrus deodara, the deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, or deodar devdar devadar devadaru, is a species of cedar native to the western himalayas in eastern afghanistan, northern pakistan especially in khyber pakhtunkhwa and india jammu and kashmir, himachal pradesh, uttarakhand, sikkim and, arunachal pradesh states and the darjeeling region of west bengal, southwestern tibet and western.
If you are thinking of growing deodar cedar trees, you will find these evergreens perfect for specimens or soft hedges. Cedrus deodara aurea golden deodar care plant varieties. The deodar cedar grows to a height of 4070 and a spread of 2040 at maturity. When pruning a blue atlas cedar to look like a giant bonsai, keep in mind that brown wood will not regrow, so ensure you really want to remove a branch before you take it off. Every 25 years depending on age, in mid to late spring. Magnificent, graceful, and colorful, the deodar cedar, also known as himalayan cedar, is a large and fast growing coniferous evergreen tree with a pyramidal form and pendulous branches that are gracefully drooping at the ends. Repot every two years, without disturbing its root system too much. Full sun is the ideal condition for this tree, meaning it should get at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight each day. The deodar cedar is an evergreen that grows in a pyramidal form. Cedrus deodara deodar, deodar cedar pfaf plant database. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. How to make a blue atlas cedar look like a giant bonsai. Oct 15, 2014 posts about cedrus written by bonsai scratcher.
Feedback if you are a seller for this product, would you like to. Pruning bonsai, cutting branches to shape the tree bonsai. The conifer himalayan cedrus deodara is a beautiful tree which has a graceful weeping appearance when young with greyish coloured, long needles. Cedrus deodara divinely blue dwarf blue deodar cedar conical or globose plant. Deodar cedar, indian cedar the largest cedar, it is reputed to grow up to 250 feet in afghanistan.
Bonsai books bonsai tools bonsai for sale carving tools bonsai pots bonsai tshirts page 1 of 2. Use pruning shears to snip the tips of any lateral roots that twine around the rootball. Attractive gray green foliage falls gracefully with the arching branches. Deodar cedar is perhaps the most pendulous of the true cedars, with drooping branchlets and branching that is gracefully drooping at the tips. Examine the rootball while you have it out of the soil. A guide to successful pruning, evergreen tree pruning calendar pdf other. We are trying to create a unique single free source for all bonsai terms and hope to capture worldwide bonsai terms for bonsai trees, bonsai clubs associations and national collections and the a to z is free marketing for bonsai businesses and bonsai clubs. Cedrus deodara feelin blue a small scale weeping conifer with a silverblue. The girth of the tree is between 910 m gaurav verma, 2019. Prune in autumn, pinching back new growth can be done year round. Repotting cedrus dislike repotting and can drop older needles. Lastly, they worked on a deodar cedar, cedrus deodara, in a.
Deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, cedrus deodara, tree. In their natural habitat, cedar trees cedrus can grow over 50 feet tall. One of the lowest of the dwarf cedars, it rarely develops a leader. The problem with trimming a cedar tree is that every cedar has a dead zone in the center of the canopy. In its native habitat, dedoar reaches a height of 50 to 200 feet and grows at altitudes of 3,500 to 12,000 feet. Cedrus deodara also known as himalayan cedar cultivar. Has silvery green needles with cream hued tips evergreen with an amazingly soft texture. An elegant focal tree in a landscape design, weeping deodar cedar is a distinctive specimen, each with its own character.
Due to go in bonsai pot next spring and will back bud beautifully. If you want this one to become a bonsai, youve got to be a lot more aggressive in pruning. These specialty pots have wide, shallow forms that help to restrict the roots and encourage the stunted growth common in the art of bonsai. Eastern white cedar and western red cedar arent cedrus either, theyre arborvitae thuja occidentalis. Best time to prune x do not prune except to correct damage, hazards, or structural defects. They have very long needles, this one looks more like cedrus atlantica, the atlas cedar, which is a sort of subspecies of libanese cedar cedrus libani but with blueish needles. Ive had it for 3 years now at the corner of my home facing southwest. Cedrus species, deodar cedar, himalayan cedar cedrus deodara. Golden cedar trees do not require a lot of pruning. Best used only for large size bonsai, it lacks the refinement of other. Cedrus deodara deodar fountain tree indian cedar himalayan. One of the very first plants i purchased for bonsai, over fifteen years ago, was an atlas cedar, cedrus atlantica. The needles are the longest of any cedar, measuring from 1.
It has deep green 1 12 inch long needles which may turn gray in hot, dry areas. Conifercone bearing evergreen that has silverywhite new growth with an amazingly soft texture. Bonsai boys deodar cedar snow sprite bonsai tree cedrus. Cedrus deodara aurea grafted in pot bonsai subject cedrus deodara gold cone shown here grows to height of feet and displays beautiful pendulous branches covered in greenyellow foliage and grows in a more vertical fashion thus taking up less space in. Native to the himalayas, the deodar cedar is a graceful, dense, and softtextured pyramidal tree with slightly pendulous, tiered branches. For warranty information about this product, please click here. Full sun but protect young specimens from extremes, particularly of cold. The tree started out as a blue atlas cedar cedrus atlantica grafted to deodar cedar cedrus deodara root stock planted in a 15 gallon. This is an evergreen tree, keeping its foliage yearround. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5b. Deodar cedar is the most commonly grown of the cedrus genus.
Cedrus deodara is an elegant, large conifer with lightly drooping branches. Cedrus deodara feelin blue deodar cedar is a dwarf evergreen conifer of spreading habit adorned with arching branches covered with long, thick, bright bluegreen needles. Members are taught by instructors from the merritt landscape horticultures aesthetic pruning program. Cedrus deodara, know as deodar cedar, is an evergreen conifers that is pyramidal when young, maturing to flattopped trees with broadspreading horizontal branching. February 14, 2017 february 10, 2017 bonsai scratcher 3 comments. Needles to 4cm in length, slightly glaucous, mostly whorled. Buy deodar himalayan cedar tree free shipping for sale. Repotting cedrus dislike repotting and can drop older needles, but these are soon replaced. Cedrus deodara, the deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, or deodar devdar devadar devadaru, is a species of cedar native to the western himalayas in eastern afghanistan, northern pakistan especially in khyber pakhtunkhwa and india jammu and kashmir, himachal pradesh, uttarakhand, sikkim and, arunachal pradesh states and the darjeeling region of west bengal. It is still with me and now is a two foot tall, four inch trunk, two man cedar with well developed foliage pads and very short needles. Conical tree with spreading, drooping branches and. Using their bonsai skills, the expert growers here at gardenplantsonline have nurtured these weeping deodar cedars since they were saplings. A guide to successful pruning, evergreen tree pruning calendar.
Deodar cedar trees cedrus deodara are not native to this country but they offer many of the advantages of native trees. All sounds sealed with grey putty, will heal fast due to deodara. Before i discuss what cedar is, perhaps id better clarify what cedar isnt. Deodar, fountain tree, indian cedar, himalayan cedar.
A wonderful conifer for small spaces, rock gardens and conta plant to hide front double stump. Huge ornamental tree for any landscape fast growing evergreen the deodar cedar cedrus deodara is an evergreen tree that can reach 70 feet high and up to 40 feet wide. Himalayan cedar bonsai treecedrus deodara silvermist. Cedar trees for sale georgia garden center kinsey family. Here is my deodara, this tree is well over 30 years in a bonsai pot originally styled in a workshop with tom yamamoto, just to give you some idea of how slowly they thicken. Deodar cedar cedrus deodara is a species of pine tree native to india, nepal, pakistan and afghanistan. The giant cedrus deodara at an ancient temple complex in the jageshwar valley, india elev. Read on for information about how and when to trim cedar trees. Native to cyprus growing to heights of upto 25metres. It is in leaf all year, in flower from october to november, and the seeds ripen from october to december. Cedrus is a genus of 4 species of monoecious, evergreen coniferous trees found in forest areas of the western himalayas and the mediterranean. Eastern red cedar isnt a cedrus at all, its a juniper juniperus virginiana which, btw, is the cedar used as fragrant red cedar woodwork. Its needlelike foliage is slightly glaucous and whorled. Conifer cone and bearing with reddish brown barrel shaped cones.
What to wear and bring facilitated programs for early childhood students. Creating a juniper bonsai from yamadori material duration. A cedrus deodara in sacramento capital park is registered as a california big tree. Cedar bonsai are beautiful, interesting, and not often seen. Lebanon cedar cedrus libani and cyprus cedar are two varieties that work exceptionally well for forming into bonsai specimens. The evergreen needles measure around 4cm long and are green with a hint of blue. Cedar is an evergreen tree that grows into a tall, pyramid shape with. Cedrus deodara snow sprite white tipped himalayan cedar kigi nursery hardiness growth type. Drought tolerant, fastgrowing and relatively pest free, these conifers are graceful and attractive specimens for the lawn or backyard. What we narrate below is the basic horticultural requirements for your tree. Jul 07, 2016 the cedrus is known for its slowly healing wounds, the reason that cedar bonsai trees often have jins to prevent creating wounds. Deodar cedar is a popular evergreen landscape tree with yearround interest. If it is not regularly trimmed, however, the tree can grow as high as 15 inches. At first, cedrus deodara grows in a pyramidal form before broadening gracefully with age and reaching a height and spread of 7 x 5 metres in 20 years.
Jul 17, 2017 transplant the cedar seedling into a bonsai pot. Deodar cedar care learn how to care for a deodar cedar trees. Jun 27, 2018 how to make a bonsai, step by step beginners guide to wiring trees duration. Cedrus deodara golden horizon golden horizon deodar cedar. If you prune too deeply into the branches of the cedars, youre likely to kill them. Recommended outdoor evergreen bonsai tree, grown and trained by bonsai boy. Neil i have my large formal upright at 1metre and use the same technique except this spring i allowed the tree free growth for awhile than cut back to buds. Deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, cedrus deodara, tree seeds fragrant evergreen 10. This tree is fast growing, making it an excellent choice for a windbreak or a. Buy bonsai boys deodar cedar snow sprite bonsai tree cedrus deodara. Cedrus deodara golden horizon golden horizon deodar.
Bonsai free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Needlelike foliage is arranged in clusters on short shoots, which develop new whorls each year. Cedrus libani lebanon cedar, cedrus deodara himalayan cedar cedrus brevifolia dwarf cedar or cyprus cedar and cedrus atlantica atlas cedar. Cedrus deodara himalayan deodar cedar trees for sale. Pure forest of matureold cedrus deodara in chail wildlife sanctuary, india gaurav verma, 2019. The name deodar means timber of the gods in sanskrit, and this tree has always been held sacred. While true cedars are, for the most part, easy to cultivate, they are difficult to style as bonsai which makes a good one a rare treat, indeed. A magnificent blue atlas cedar is moved to its new home bonsai.
Bonsai boys himalayan cedar bonsai tree cedrus deodara. If you are pruning cedar trees and you cut branches back into the dead zone, they will not regrow. This was styled by a friend last year and im enjoying its position on one of my monkey poles over winter. Nature hills nursery sells many different sizes, shapes, and styles of plants. Orient the bonsai tree when pruning in order that its front faces the vantage point from which it will likely be viewed.
Genus cedrus are large evergreen trees with needlelike leaves arranged spirally on young shoots, and in whorls on short spurlike sideshoots. Cedrus deodara feelin blue a unique rare dwarf spreading evergreen with bluegreen needles. A number of different evergreens go by the name of cedar, but the deodar cedar sometimes called himalayan cedar or simply deodar is a true cedar, as can be seen by its name cedrus deodara. Limit spread a deodar cedar with lower limbs that are starting to encroach on the side of a structure or fence, or block a driveway or sidewalk. It measures 100 feet high, with a trunk circumference of 237 inches and a crown spread of 80 feet. Cutting back cedar trees safely learn how to prune an. Cedrus deodara is an evergreen tree growing to 33 m 108ft by 10 m 32ft at a medium rate.
Although they are often large specimens in nature, cedars make suitable varieties for growing and training as bonsai trees. The cedrus is known for its slowly healing wounds, the reason that cedar bonsai trees often have jins to prevent creating wounds. It has naturally well shaped pyramidal form and is one of the most heat tolerant conifer species available. Deodar cedar, himalayan cedar, deodar cedrus deodara. She previously worked as a technical writer for a software development company. The deodar cedar is just one of the hundreds of trees we have for sale. The outer green growth does not extend very deep into the tree. Makes a tighter than species conical shrub with weeping white ends. Cedrus deodara and over other quality seeds for sale. By katherine randolph, marin master gardeners pruning guild. Product description the drooping branches of these cedar trees have been trained to form a canopy. Watering cedrus like to be kept on the dry side, use a free draining soil mix.
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