Cedrus deodara 'Silver Mist'
Common name: 
Silver Mist Deodar Cedar
Pronunciation: 
SE-drus de-o-DAR-a
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Cedrus
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen, slow growth rate, dwarf, mounding to conical habit, about 4 ft (1.2 m) high in 10 years (some say much less), can be pruned to keep it dwarf.  Tips of new growth white.
  • Sun to part shade, prefers well-drained and somewhat dry soil
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6     Discovered as a seedling by William Goddard, Floravista Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in about 1964.
  • Silverton, Oregon: Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden.
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