General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 20 to 60 feet, may attain heights to 100 feet
Plant Spread: 40 to 60 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Provides winter interest
Useful for timber production
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Cedar of Lebanon

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Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Lebanon
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Lebanon.
Date: 2022-11-23
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Broad St. and Indiana)
Date: June 14, 2023
Cedar of Lebanon #15 nn; LHB page 110, 16-2-1, "Ancient Greek nam
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-09-07
Location: In a commercial garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Fall, 2006
Cedar Of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) 004
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA

-Male Cone- photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Lebanon, Kadisha Valley.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Neighbors tree
Location: In a commercial garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Fall, 2006
Cedar Of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) 001
Location: In a commercial garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Fall, 2006
Cedar Of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) 003
Location: Lebanon, Forest of the Cedars of God.
Date: 2022-11-24
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: In a commercial garden in Oklahoma City
Date: Fall, 2006
Cedar Of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) 002
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: January 6, 2022
Cedar of Lebanon #15 nn; LHB page 110, 16-2-1, "Ancient Greek nam
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-09-06
Photo by NEILMUIR1
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
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