Cedar-Of-Lebanon
Cedrus libani var. stenocoma
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
SW. Anatolia and Turkey
Location
Sculpture Garden, Conifer Slope
Source of plant
Klyn Nurseries, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Layne Ziegenfuss
Description
Slender and of conical habit at first, becoming more columnar, nearly spruce-like, with branches spreading horizontally, the tips nodding slightly, the crown never umbrella-form; needles silver-gray, needles and cones intermediate between those of C. libani and C. atlantica; more frost hardy than the species (DS 8). Extremely hardy form that is more stiff and rigid in habit than the species (DS 9).
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
hardiness, winter interest