The Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) is an evergreen conifer tree that is favored for its weeping habit. It is often used as a specimen tree in parks and other large gardens and can also be used to line streets.

This species is the national tree in Pakistan. It has garnered the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

This tree is classified as Cedrus deodara and is one of the real cedars. Other true cedars include the cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) and the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica), which comes in a weeping form.

It is in the Pinaceae family which includes both evergreen and deciduous conifers like pine trees, spruce trees, and fir trees.

Each needle on this conifer is 1-2" long and can be bluish-green or grayish-green depending on the cultivar. They are produced in whorls of 20-30 needles.

They also appear individually on long shoots.

This is a monoecious species that will have both male and female flowers and cones present on the same tree.

The fruit is a cone that will be reddish-brown and 3-4" long at maturity. It will eventually break apart to allow the seeds to disperse.

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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Cedrus
Species: C. deodara
Binomial name
Cedrus deodara

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