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Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) G.Don, Hort. Brit. 1: 388 1830. (Syn: Abies deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) Lindl.; Cedrus deodara var. argentea Carrière …….; Cedrus indica Chambray; Cedrus libani var. deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) Hook.f.; Cedrus libani subsp. deodora (Roxb. ex Lamb.) P.D.Sell; Larix deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) K.Koch; Pinus deodara Roxb. ex Lamb.; Pinus deodara Roxb.);
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NE. Afghanistan to W. Nepal and NW. India (Morni Hills) as per WCSP;
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Afghanistan (Hindu Kush), NW Pakistan (Karakoram), China: extreme SW Xizang [Tibet], Kashmir to W Nepal as per Catalogue of Life;
. Devdar, Himalayan Cedar, Deodar cedar • Hindi: देवदार Devdar • Tamil: Devadaram • Malayalam: Devataram • Telugu: Devadaru • Kannada: Devadarus • Sanskrit: देवदार Devdar;
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Deodar as important a timber plant in Himalayas, as Teak in plains.
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One plant with which we can confuse Cedrus deodara in India is Picea smithiana whose leaves look similar but short shoots with clustered leaves are lacking and cones are drooping.
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Both have non flattened almost spirally arranged leaves. They can however be easily distinguished on the basis of dwarf shoots in Cedrus and their absence in Picea. They are also lighter coloured in Picea.
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The common deodar tree of lower Himalayas differing from C. atlantica in most branches being drooping, pubescent branches, longer (2.5-5 cm long) leaves, dark bluish-green in colour, almost as broad as thick and longer cones (8-12 cm long and rounded at tip.
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Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, or deodar; Sanskrit देवदारु devadāru, Hindi: देवदार devadār, दारूक dāruk; Urdu: ديودار/دیار deodār; Chinese: 雪松 xue song) is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand), southwesternmost Tibet and western Nepal, occurring at 1,500–3,200 m (4,921–10,499 ft) altitude. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40–50 m (131–164 ft) tall, exceptionally 60 m (197 ft) with a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter. It has a conic crown with level branches and drooping branchlets.[1]
The leaves are needle-like, mostly 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) long, occasionally up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, slender (1 mm (0.039 in) thick), borne singly on long shoots, and in dense clusters of 20–30 on short shoots; they vary from bright green to glaucous blue-green in colour. The female cones are barrel-shaped, 7–13 cm (2.8–5.1 in) long and 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in) broad, and disintegrate when mature (in 12 months) to release the winged seeds. The male cones are 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) long, and shed their pollen in autumn.[1]
Deodar is in great demand as building material because of its durability, rot-resistant character and fine, close grain, which is capable of taking a high polish.
(From Wikipedia on 8.12.13)
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Cedrus deodara from Kashmir, growing around Srinagar and lower altitudes in the valley, source of important timber wood Deodar. Photographed from Shankeracharya hill on June 23, 2010.
  C deodara with cone from Shimla – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 2 images. Cedrus deodara with cone from shimla hills HP Yes … … So nice to see the cones..!!! .. This is the famous “Deva daaru”.. Right.?
These conifers have lots of resin canals and it is common to see resin exudated on cones. Thanks …, i have studied about the presence of resin canals in the wood. i never knew they will ooze out also, that too on cones. interesting!
Saplings of Devdaru – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 4 images. Are these saplings available in Delhi? Also, would they grow in the Western ghats? I dont know about availability of the saplings at Delhi. I don’t think Deodar will grow in Western Ghats cos in Himachal itself Deodar are found beyond 2000 meters and their population is dwindling. i have been trying to grow Deodar in Himachal itself however haven’t had much success. You can however try Great work … I have heard about your afforestation drive in Himachal Pradesh. You know some people have been against plantation of Deodara, instead they recommend Quercus. May I know your views on the same. Thank you so much … for your good wishes. People prefer Quercus to Deodar because Quercus yields fodder and has better survival and adaptibility. Whereas Deodar cannot be used as fodder. It is also a slow grower. The population of Deodar is on a decline as the environment effects these plants. I had a discussion with people in HP and they told me that Deodar no longer attains the girth they used to 20 yrs ago. As for variation in colour so i dont think there is any. As far as my pics are concerned, the colour might seem different but it is purely light effect and nothing else. Regarding growing Deodars in the WG, isn’t it more natural to let the native/indigenous (pls choose correct term) species grow? Secondly, I wish … luck with his attempt in growing Deodars, it is heartening to see people like him trying to do so. I fully agree it’s better to allow the local species to grow. My curiousity stems from a small booklet I have [printed in Kerala] where among other trees they have listed Devadaru as one of the good trees to plant in the house compound. Maybe it’s the local name for some other tree. The botanical name is not given, just Devadaru The Useful Plants of India” {a CSIR Publication] gives two listings for Devadaru/Devataru. One is Cedrus Deodara and the other is Erythroxylum monogynum [Red cedar, Bastard Sandal]. The leaves are said to be edible and the oil resembling the fragrance of Sandalwood. This Deodar sapling has preferred this habitat – a dead trunk!
Photographed at Shimla in Aug 2007. Interesting observation regarding the girth of Cedrus deodara. Here in Southern California, USA, I have noticed that the same is true for Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata), native to California but about 100km north of my location. When I was young, this species was used widely as a landscape tree, and it regularly attained heights of over 20m very rapidly. Nowadays, it is lucky to attain heights of half that, and with considerable difficulty. I’m not certain the reasons. I used to think it was air pollution-related, but air quality has improved considerably in the LA Basin due to pollution controls implemented since the mid 1970’s. I suspect that global warming has had some impact, though I have no data to prove it.
Curiously, Cedrus deodara still thrives here, but is rarely planted anymore because its large size is difficult to accommodate on small lots. . I would appreciate it if any of the members could post pictures of the ‘real’ Devadaru [Deodar] tree. I am looking for saplings and what one of the nurseries had to offer looked like the ordinary Christmas tree which is so common in urban gardens. A picture would be useful in identifying the sapling as I have never seen a Devadaru before.
Here are the photos of ‘Cedrus deodara’
Location- ‘Shankaracharya Hill’, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
Date & Time- 07th August 2009. 16.00 hrs. . PANKAJ KUMAR 081145: Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G.Don – efloraofindia | Google Groups : No image.
Sharing a picture of Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G.Don. Some one asked for it a few days back. Picture taken inside Dalai Lama’s Monastry in Dharamshala on 17.06.2008 using SONY DSC W55 compact digital camera. looks liks Pinus sps? This is surely Cedrus deodara, cones are unmistakeable. Pinus seems to be in the background Which conifer? It is Deodar (Cedrus deodara)
Another Gymnosperm for ID – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 1 image. It looks like the Deodar/ Himalayan Cedar [Cedrus deodara]. This is Cedrus deodara (Pinaceae).
Cedrus deodara: Well … its a real beauty seen. How could you get the photo from top? Because the trees I have seen are quite tall. Deodar as important a timber plant in Himalayas, as Teak in plains.
The photograph from the top can be taken if you are standing higher on the slope and taking photograph of a branch of a tree growing lower than you. Yes male and female cones are separate, male are much smaller rarely more than 5 cm long and less than 1 cm in breadth. They fall off soon after pollination. The female cones are much longer, woody and stay on the tree for a long time. So these are the cones which they paint with diff colours for decoration? These cones I know as Cedar of Lebanon, though I understand the three cedars… of Lebanon, of the Himalayas and of altas/morocco have very similar anatomy… though their outlines may be different… I would never joke about Debdaru… its an important medicinal wood… for making Kwath and for its oil distillation…
Flora of Chakrata: Cedrus deodara from Chakrata: Very common at altitude of arround 2000-2400 i Think
Trees for ID : Kashmir : 061011 : AK-1: Guessing from these distant shots is difficult.
Yes they are, Deodar, Cedrus deodara
Tree for ID : Kashmir : 071011 : AK-2:
Picture taken at Patni Top, Udhampur, Kashmir on the 5th of Sept, 11. Could this also be Deodar? Or some other similar species. Looks like deodar again!!!
Tree for ID : Kashmir : 071011 : AK-3:
A medium sized tree taken at the hotel garden in Srinagar, Kashmir. Cone of Cedrus deodara pls….
  Deodar by Ravenscroft … a beautiful painting:
Just wished to share this wonderful painting by artist E. Ravenscroft. A friend gifted me a reproduction print of this amazing artwork and I liked it so much that it will hang on one of the walls of my home. I suppose photography is all the rage now but I would love to know more about botanical art and if Indian themes & destinations have been explored by artists. Simply superb painting! Wish I could see such a tree in real!! Thanks for sharing the deodar painting…It is spectacular! It reminded me of an antique painting of the great banyan in bharuch … see attachment.
I’ve seen a few antique paintings of wildlife in the forests of Mumbai in an exhibition. Recently I learnt about a couple of old paintings of the Hanging Gardens … and over a dozen paintings of the Rani Bagh Victoria Gardens in Mumbai by Indian as well as foreign artists. But as you say, photography is all the rage now.
Gymnosperms fortnight :: Pinaceae » ¿ Cedrus deodara ? in Shimla :: DV03 : 1 image. 5 posts by 3 authors.
¿ Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) G.Don ?
Dear friends, this is the only picture; it may OR may not help in validating the ID.
avenue tree in Shimla on 31 MAY 08 Surely Cedrus deodara Thanks … for very beautiful photo, thanks Sir for clearing the doubts, I always find it difficult to differentiate these two because Picea smithiana is not as abundant as Deodar is.. and few individuals of Smithia in Cedrus lead to a visual mixture…
The common deodar tree of lower Himalayas differing from C. atlantica in most branches being drooping, pubescent branches, longer (2.5-5 cm long) leaves, dark bluish-green in colour, almost as broad as thick and longer cones (8-12 cm long and rounded at tip.
Photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir Thanks Sir for sharing common Deodar
Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
11/08/2012 I think two trees are mixed up. Cedrus seems to be in the background in first photograph. Front one seems to be Pinus. No sir, it is the same tree only. there it is with several thick branches from base.
Gymnosperms fortnight :: Pinaceae» Cedrus deodara?? at Joshimath :: PKA04: : 3 images. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Could this be Cedrus deodara?? Yes … Very good photographs.
GYMNOSPERMS FORTNIGHT :: Cedrus deodara for validation from Chakrata-NS 02 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
These shots were recorded from Chakrata, this large tree being very dominating in that patch of forest..
I hope this should be Cedrus deodara… please provide your inputs.. Yes … Very good photographs.
Yes Cedrus deodara with male cones
Gymnosperms fortnight :: Pinaceae: Cedrus deodara from Paddar valley SKR04 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Gymnosperms Fortnight:: Tree for ID Pangot : SMP03 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Should be C.deodara, but closer shots are needed for confirmation.
GYMNOSPERM FORTNIGHT :: Some Juniper tree ?? Pangot SMP02 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors.
Attaching a photograph for ID. I think it is some Juniper tree Cedrus or Picea. Any closer view? Cedrus deodara to me. Sorry Only this picture. Juvenile tree may be. Yes it is a juvenile tree of Cedrus deodara.
GYNMOSPERM FORTNIGHT (1-14 Dec2013): Cedrus deodara from Uttarakhand_DSR_06 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lambert.) G.Don [Pinaceae] is a valued tree in entire Western Himalaya.
It occupies moderate slopes to almost naked vertical rocky slopes. Excellent.
Gymnosperm Fortnight: Cedrus deodara: 121213: GSG-01 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors
Theme tree of Himachal Pradesh, Cedrus deodara, the Himalayan Cedar, locally called ‘Devdar’ , ‘Diar’, ‘Kelon’, is the most majestic tree of the State, and yields high grade timber. Rosettes of female cones are traded for dry decoration. Thanks … for nice image.. yes, this majestic tree deserves to be the state theme.. Devdar is really majestic and many a times planted near temples making it a religious tree too.
 GYNMOSPERM FORTNIGHT (1-14 Dec2013): Cedrus deodara which witnessed 700yr history from Uttarakhand_DSR_05 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 6 authors.
Many of the conifers are known to have very long lifespan; 1000 years and more. Obviously, these massive trees witness a long history in their life; some of it, particularly climatic variations, are reflected in their growth rings.
In the Western Himalaya Cedrus deodara is one of the conifer which lives for many hundred years. The attached pics are of such tree which lived for 704 years as counted by growth rings. This section of stem is placed in a museum of Forest Research Institute Dehradun.
Thanks … I was fortunate to visit the museum very recently and see this mighty Deodar…
Interesting. I have seen this 🙂
Small Tree For ID : California : 05NOV14 : AK-13 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Cedrus deodara
HP, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID – Pine :: ARKNOV-49 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Yes, Cedrus deodara
Thanks … for the validation….are these the male cones? Yes, they are the male cones
Yes, Cedrus deodara must be a very humid place
Is this Cedrus deodara? : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Attached are some pictures of a tree whose leaves look a lot like Cedrus deodara, and yet the tree itself looks a little different! I haven’t seen the cones of this tree, therefore I am a little confused. The leaves are dark green, sharp and stiff and grow in clusters of 20-30, but the way it has branched out, and it’s perfect conical shape, look distinctly different than the other Deodars.
Any help with the ID would be very helpful. There are two trees like this (one very young, the other old) where I live along with many Deodars and Chir Pine. Looks to me like Devdar. Young Devdars tend to look different in shape Yes Cedrus deodara. Please mention the place. Thank you, Sir. The place is Binsar, Uttarakhand and the picture was taken on Mar 12, 2015. The female cones are but spikes now on the branches after shedding all the scales looking like an inverted spinning top. 18 March 2015
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Perhaps the oldest Deodar (Cedrus deodara) tree in India; Gelyon Temple Nohradhar-GSJUNE01/01 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Perhaps the oldest Deodar tree in India. Have read about and seen photographs of oldest deodar (Cedrus deodara) trees in India particularly in Lahaul District of Himachal Pradesh and Kanasar in Chakrata, reported to be as old as 1588 years. They are really tall, but none seems to match the massive tree within the premises of temple at Gelyon about 3 km from Nohradhar in Himachal Pradesh, a site for famous festival. The tree has huge trunk split into three, with combined width of around 20 feet, with central trunk somewhat decayed, the cavity being used for display of idols, pictures and religious offerings. The crown though not very tall covers a huge area of the temple. Locals say it is 5000 years old. May be lesser but really old. Yes, looks quite massive. Really wonderful to see
Cedrus deodara (Lamb.) G. Don (accepted name) ??? : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Location: Pharping, Nepal
Date: 20 July 2015
Altitude: 4690 ft.
I think cones match with images by … at GYNMOSPERM FORTNIGHT (1-14 Dec2013): Cedrus deodara from Uttarakhand_DSR_06 Nepali Names : देवदार Deodaar / दियार Diyaar / दियाल Diyaal
Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
1750m, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
08 October, 2014 Beautiful photographs and informative post.. Beautiful pics. Male cones are the parts usually less photographed than female cones. Very nice, but I hope you are not allergic to the pollen. or become one.
Like … said male cones always a little less photographed. My most favourite wood in Ayurveda, even boiling some wood chips along with a few other ingredients to make a kwath for respiratory catarrh does wonders, immune system too. Thank you … I am not allergic to this pollen as yet. A few years before when we used to park our vehicle under a cedar in the open, the car used to be yellow after a few days of neglect. Still, I or my family had no trouble.
The female cones are but spikes now on the branches after shedding all the scales looking like an inverted spinning top.
Cedar Pollen/ABOCT12 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Cedrus or Pinus/ABMAR05 : 9 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (6) Cedrus deodara sprouts–Please confirm.
Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1750m
4 March 2015. Devdar seeds too smell very fragrant and sweet … Even the pieces of the cone are lying around so I’m guessing its Cedrus deodara. Wonderful images of regeneration. Thank you … It’s lovely to see these sprouting and spreading. No doubt, these are deodar (Cedrus deodara) seedlings in the emerging stage. Date: 12 September 2020
Elevation: 1780 m.
Habit: Cultivated
Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) G.Don ??
Yes as per images and details at Cedrus deodara . Cedrus deodara AT/NOV2020/01 : 3 posts by 1 author. 4 images- 1 to 7 mb each.
Cedrus deodara
Shimla
Clicks from different months and years .
ID JK 02: 2 images. https://efloraofindia.com/2011/01/31/pinaceae/ Thank you. Appears close to images at .
ID JK 03: 1 image.
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