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Description:
This attractive Himalayan Cedar is native to Southern Asia, Nepal. It grows into an upright pyramidal tree with widespreading, pendulous branches at a young age. As it matures, it develops an oval shape and a flat topped crown. The undecidious, 15-25mm long needles are a bright golden-yellow color that slowly darkens to yellow-green over the summer. The female cones are held upright on the upper branches and are large, egg-shaped and purple-green,.The smaller male cones are elongated and shed copious amounts of yellow pollen in spring. This graceful, evergreeen cedar is growing slower than the other species and reaches the ultimate height of 15-20 metres. Under exceptionally good conditions it can grow up to 30 metres high. It is a beautiful specimen tree for the foundation planting at the house-front, for larger backyard, and also suitable for creating a stand of large trees. The tree can be pruned in the middle of summer and cut at the end of winter. It needs to be protected against sharp, cold winds. It is cold-resistant up to -21°C. Prefers a position in full sun. Suitable soil is well-drained (loamy or clay). It´s pH preference is a moderate acidic to moderate alcaline soil. The Aurea Himalayan Cedar grows well in temperature zones 6-9, therefore it can not be grown only in the coldest parts of Middle Europe.