{"id":231,"date":"2013-08-29T10:33:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/trees\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:34:52","slug":"cedars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are the &#8220;true&#8221; cedars. None of them are native to Oregon, but they have been widely planted here over the past 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>If the tree you&#8217;re looking for doesn&#8217;t appear on this page, it&#8217;s probably not a true cedar. Oregon has four native trees that are members of the Cypress family but use the word &#8220;cedar&#8221; in their common names:<a title=\"Alaska-cedar, Nootka-cypress\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/trees\/false-cypresses\/alaska-cedar-nootka-cypress\/\">Alaska-cedar<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Incense-cedar\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/trees\/incense-cedar\/\">Incense-cedar<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Port-Orford-cedar\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/trees\/false-cypresses\/port-orford-cedar\/\">Port-Orford-cedar<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"Western Redcedar\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/trees\/western-redcedar\/\">Western Redcedar<\/a>. The common names for those trees are merged or written with hyphens to distinguish them from the true cedars listed here.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<ul class=\"childPages\"><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Atlas Cedar<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cedrus atlantica<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/IMG_0172-atlas-cedar-e1411151598815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1929 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/IMG_0172-atlas-cedar-e1411151598815-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0172 atlas cedar\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/IMG_0172-atlas-cedar-e1411151598815-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/IMG_0172-atlas-cedar-e1411151598815-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/IMG_0172-atlas-cedar-e1411151598815.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEAT2_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-376 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEAT2_lg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Atlas Cedar\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEAT2_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEAT2_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nNative to the Atlas mountains of Algeria and Morocco, this tree can grow to 60 feet or more. The Atlas Cedar has a green and a blue form, the latter being much more common in cultivation. The needles of the blue form can vary from blue to blue-gray to blue-green, depending on the cultivar.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/atlas-cedar\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Cedar of Lebanon<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cedrus libani<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI1_lg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-447 alignleft\" alt=\"Cedar of Lebanon\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI1_lg1-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI1_lg1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI1_lg1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI2_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-448 alignleft\" alt=\"Cedar of Lebanon\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI2_lg-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI2_lg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CELI2_lg.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThis tree is native to Lebanon and southwest Turkey. It grows slowly but can eventually reach 130 feet in height and spread more than 40 feet across. Older trees have a distinctive profile, with arched branches holding broad, flat sprays of foliage.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/cedar-of-lebanon\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Deodar Cedar<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Cedrus deodara<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE1_lg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-378 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE1_lg1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Deodar Cedar\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE1_lg1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE1_lg1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE2_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-379\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE2_lg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Deodar Cedar\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE2_lg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2013\/08\/CEDE2_lg.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThis is the most refined, graceful and soft-textured cedar. Lower branches sweep to the ground, while upper branches are evenly spaced. The needles grow in typical cedar clusters but are a soft, light green color. The fastest growing of the cedars, its drooping tip makes it recognizable on the skyline. Deodars are native to the Himalayas. They are frequently planted in Portland, and some of the most beautiful varieties can be found on the Reed campus and the Eastmoreland Golf Course.<br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/deodar-cedar\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><h2><span class=\"commonname\">Hogan&#8217;s Cedar<\/h2><span class=\"scientificNameValue\">Scientific name: Thuja plicata 'Hogan\u2019<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"childContent\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0509-hogan-cedar-e1409094337365.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1736 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0509-hogan-cedar-e1409094337365-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0509 hogan cedar\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0509-hogan-cedar-e1409094337365-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0509-hogan-cedar-e1409094337365-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0509-hogan-cedar-e1409094337365.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0508-hogan-cedar-e1409094325814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1735 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0508-hogan-cedar-e1409094325814-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0508 hogan cedar\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0508-hogan-cedar-e1409094325814-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0508-hogan-cedar-e1409094325814-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/files\/2014\/08\/IMG_0508-hogan-cedar-e1409094325814.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/hogans-cedar\/\">View tree page and map.<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the &#8220;true&#8221; cedars. None of them are native to Oregon, but they have been widely planted here over the past 100 years. If the tree you&#8217;re looking for doesn&#8217;t appear on this page, it&#8217;s probably not a true&nbsp;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/cedars\/hogans-cedar\/\">finish&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Hogan&#8217;s Cedar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"trees_template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-231","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1832,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions\/1832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/trees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}