Cypress

Deodar Cedar

About Cypress and Deodar Cedar

Cypress

Deodar Cedar

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

California

Southern Asia, India, Nepal

Types

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

Curly Locks, Roman Gold, Emerald Falls Pendula

Number of Varieties

2527

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Swamps

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-117-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

7-9

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

370.00 cm760.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Brown, Green, Plum

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

General purpose fertilizer with an NPK ratio 3-1-2

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Antifungal, Astringent, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, tuberculosis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem

Inner Wood, Outer Bark

Other Uses

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

Incense, Oil is used for aromatherapy, The essential oil is used as insect repellent, Used as a building material, Wood is used to store meat and food grains

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

CEDRUS deodara

Common Name

Baldcypress, Red cypress

Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Cedar

In Hindi

सरू के वृक्ष

देवदार

In German

Zypresse

Deodar Cedar

In French

cyprès

Deodar Cedar

In Spanish

Arbol ciprés

Deodar Cedar

In Greek

κυπαρίσσι

κέδρους Cedar

In Portuguese

Cypress árvore

Deodar Cedar

In Polish

Cypress drzewo

Deodar Cedar

In Latin

cypressus

Deodar Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Taxodium

Cedrus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Taxodioideae

Abietoideae

Number of Species

2520

1 27800

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Properties of Cypress and Deodar Cedar

Wondering what are the properties of Cypress and Deodar Cedar? We provide you with everything About Cypress and Deodar Cedar. Cypress doesn't have thorns and Deodar Cedar doesn't have thorns. Also Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Cypress has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems and Deodar Cedar has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cypress and Deodar Cedar and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cypress and Deodar Cedar

Season and care of Cypress and Deodar Cedar is important to know. While considering everything about Cypress and Deodar Cedar Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cypress season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Deodar Cedar season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Deodar Cedar is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral and for Deodar Cedar is Neutral, Alkaline.

Cypress and Deodar Cedar Physical Information

Cypress and Deodar Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Deodar Cedar height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Cypress and Deodar Cedar are as follows:

Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green
Deodar Cedar flower color:
Deodar Cedar leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Cypress and Deodar Cedar

Care of Cypress and Deodar Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Deodar Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Deodar Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.