Flowering TreesDeodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-8, that matures to about 40-50 ft × 30-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It stands up well to deer, drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 7-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-50 ft × 30-40 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Salt
- Native to
- Himalayas
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Deodar Cedar is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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