Other Names:  Himalayan Cedar

Description:

An attactive shrub with a mounded habit of growth, dense branches are covered with blue-green needles that have gold highlights; color looks subtle and elegant; best as an accent on the landscape or in a large garden area

Ornamental Features

Mountain Beauty Deodar Cedar is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its interestingly mounded form. It has attractive gold-variegated bluish-green foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Mountain Beauty Deodar Cedar is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Mountain Beauty Deodar Cedar is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Mountain Beauty Deodar Cedar will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.