Deodar cedar Pinaceae Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don f.   symbol: CEDE2
	Leaf: Evergreen needles, dark green but may have some silvery bloom giving them a blue-green color; 1 to 2 inches long, sharp pointed; occur singly on new growth and than later on spur shoots; remaining on the tree for 3 to 6 years. Flower: Monoecious; male cones 2 to 3 inches long on the lower parts of crown; female cones erect, purplish, occur on upper portions of crown. Fruit: Upright cones, 3 to 4 inches long and 3 inches across; deciduous scales; initially green and purplish, then later turning a reddish brown when mature, usually resinous. Twig: Slender, with numerous short spur shoots, branches droop with age; buds are very small and round. Bark: Initially smooth and gray-brown, later developing short furrows with scaly ridge tops. Form: Young trees have a broad pyramidal crown that becomes wider with age; branch tips and leaders droop and have a fine texture. In the landscape it can reach 80 feet tall but becomes much taller in its native range.
	USDA Plants Database Cedrus deodara is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.