Cedrus
Cedar
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Cedrus are a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae. They grow tall with a cylindrical trunk and a wide leafy crown, bearing needle-like leaves. Native to high altitudes in the Western Himalayas and Mediterranean, their pollen and seeds are wind-dispersed, and they are often planted as ornamental trees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2970.19%19 yr16 in
- 2560.02%—2.5 in
- 830.04%—13 in
- 650.03%—15 in
- 240.01%—3.0 in
- 210.01%—19 in
- 40.00%——
- 30.00%—10 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.8 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 28 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Cyprus Mediterranean forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
Other Cedrus in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
