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Cedro del Himalaya
Cedrus deodara
Una conífera perennifolia grande y elegante, originaria del Himalaya occidental, apreciada como ejemplar por su forma ampliamente piramidal, su guía ligeramente inclinada y sus ramas extendidas cuyas puntas caen en suaves cortinas llorosas. Las acículas, esbeltas y de color verde azulado a verde grisáceo, se disponen en densos verticilos sobre braquiblastos cortos, y los conos cilíndricos y erguidos se asientan en las ramas superiores, madurando de verde azulado a marrón rojizo y desintegrándose en el árbol. En el paisaje suele alcanzar 30-50 feet (con mucho mayor potencial con la edad y en sitios ideales), necesita espacio real para extenderse, y es el más tolerante al calor y al ambiente cálido de los cedros verdaderos: prospera en las zonas 7-9 donde el abeto y la pícea flaquean, aunque sí requiere buen drenaje y no es un árbol para jardines pequeños.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: narrow (30/100)
Focal point
Structure
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
360-600" tall · 240" apart
Hardy in zones
7a-9b
cold to frosty winters
Native in Illinois
No
Se cultiva como ejemplar ornamental y, en su área nativa del Himalaya, se valora como una madera duradera y aromática (y como fuente de fragante aceite de cedro); no es una planta alimentaria.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Marginal
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕→⚠
Out of range today, but marginally possible by 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 39 ecoregions — 35 climate-resilient through 2070 · 1 suited today · 3 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Cedro del Himalaya (Cedrus deodara). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/cedrus-deodara
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited — 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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