What is Cedrus deodara?
{{Taxobox | name = Deodar Cedar | image = Cedrus deodara JPG1a.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = A young tree in cultivation | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Pinophyta]] | classis = [[Pinophyta|Pinopsida]] | ordo = [[Pinales]] | familia = [[Pinaceae]] | genus = ''[[Cedar|Cedrus]]'' | species = '''''C. deodara''''' | binomial = ''Cedrus deodara'' | binomial_authority = ([[William Roxburgh|Roxb.]]) [[George Don|G.Don]] }} '''Cedrus deodara''' ({{lang-ur|دیودار}}; [[Hindi]], [[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|hi|{{lang|sa|देवदार}}}} devadāru; {{lang-zh|雪松}} xue song) is a species of [[cedar]] trees. It is also known as: Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, or Himalayan deodar. It is common in the western [[Himalayas]], eastern [[Afghanistan]], northern [[Pakistan]], north-central [[India]] (states such as [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]. It is also local to [[Kashmir]], southwesternmost [[Tibet]] and western [[Nepal]]. It grows in places that are 1500–3200 m above sea level. It is a large [[evergreen]] [[coniferous]] tree reaching 40–50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, with a trunk up to 3m thick. It has a cone-shaped crown with level branches and drooping branchlets. == Appearance == The leaves are needle-like, mostly 2.5–5&nbsp;cm long. It occasionally grows up to 7&nbsp;cm long. It can be very thin (1&nbsp;mm thick), borne singly on long shoots, and in dense clusters of 20-30 on short shoots. Its colours range from bright green to [[glaucous]] blue-green. The female cones are barrel-shaped, 7–13&nbsp;cm long and 5–9&nbsp;cm broad, and break up when mature (in 12 months) to release the winged seeds. The male cones are 4–6&nbsp;cm long, and shed their [[pollen]] in [[autumn]]. The Himalayan deodar is the state tree of Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[List of national trees|National tree]] of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html |title=Pakistan |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols