Basisdaten
description:
The Turkish Cedar is located in southwestern Anatolia.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma
synonym:
Cedrus libani var. stenocoma
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 40 m (132 ft)
needle:
The short, silvery-green needles stand in bundles.
gender distribution:
monoecious
fruit:
Cones: The cones are about 10 cm long (3.9 in), ovate and brown in winter.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown, cracked to areolated.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
permeable soils
ph value:
acidic to alkaline
stature:
The cedar grows first cone-shaped and forms at the age a large wide tree crown.