Cedrus libani

Cedrus libani
	Lebanon Cedar in the Forest of the Cedars of God.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Cedrus
Species:	C. libani
Binomial name
	Cedrus libani; A.Rich.

Cedrus libani, the cedar of Lebanon or the Lebanese cedar is a large coniferous tree of the cedrus genus, it is native to the eastern Mediterranean Sea from Lebanon to Turkey. The tree grows to a maximum height of 40m and 10m wide, with a trunk of 2.5m covered in thick, scaly, black, grey-brown bark. When young it is conical in shape but as it matures it becomes flatter on top and more open in structure. The pointed, needle-shaped leaves are glaucous-blue to dark green in colour, 4 sided and about 2.5 cm long. The female cones are a dullish green when young, maturing to brown, 6–10 cm long and barrel-shaped.^[1]

The flag of Lebanon has the Lebanese cedar in the middle of it.

The Cedar of Lebanon has great landscaping value and is widely planted in park and large gardens.

Lebanon Cedar in Barouk, Lebanon

Cedrus Libani Media

Cedrus libani shoot with needles. Cultivated, Heaton Park, Newcastle, Northumberland, UK.
Cedar of Lebanon pine cone, Speir's school, Ayrshire, Scotland.
The male cone of a Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani. Spier's School, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Lebanese cedars in the gardens of the Legislative Palace of Uruguay.
An eight-month-old seedling
Small Cedrus libani*in Shimizu Park Noda, Chiba Japan. Photo taken on 5, May 2005.
Kadisha Valley, Bsharri District, Lebanon.
ACedarofLebanon
Cedar of Lebanon tree by the Great Lake

References

↑ The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Ed., Christopher Brickell, Dorling Kindersley, London, 1996. ISBN 0751304360. p. 241

[1] The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Ed., Christopher Brickell, Dorling Kindersley, London, 1996. ISBN 0751304360. p. 241

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