(Revised 9 Feb 2011)
The common name is cedar. One of my biggest disappointment in gardening is to accept that I cannot grow Cedrus atlantica and deodara in my weather zone. (Although if I can find a source for Cedrus deodara ‘Eisregen’ and ‘Karl Fuchs’, I would like to give them a trial. ) For now, I am happy that I have Cedrus libanni ‘Stenocoma’ doing well here. It does not look nearly as delicate or ornamental as ‘atlantica’ and ‘deodara’. but better than nothing.

Cedrus deodara ‘Pygmy’

I acquired this little thing for a trial last year; no picture yet.

Cedrus libanii ‘Stenocoma’

We have a few of them around for more than 11 years. Unfortunately, due to neglect, only a couple of them may be worth looking at. Although they were acquired as the same batch, the tallest one is about 10 m, and the small ones are still struggling at about 2.5 m.

Looking up at my tallest Cedrus libanii 'Stenocoma' from my deck

Cedrus libanii 'Stenocoma' in winter

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