Deodar Cedar wind resistance

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 08, 2006

How well does deodar cedar hold up to strong winds? I have wanted one for a long time but have read on various websites that strong winds will tear them apart. I know that a hurricane can tear down any tree, but I need it to at least be able to stand up to a tropical storm. China Fir holds up to wind extremely well but I like the look of deodar cedar so much better.

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mqiq77 Danielsville, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 08, 2006

I can give you a sad experiance , concerning a deodara,I planted two to grow into a land scape plan, or rather dream,and I put two maples to train them to get height,18 Yrs. later when the cedars were olmost perfect,I cut out the , now teo maples to see my well framed land scaped subjects,evan had knowledgable friends remark on the beauty,and ,(best of all cleverness) of the plan.When you remove lateral support from a tree hope NOT to have a heavy wind any time soon.They came down like bolling pins ,and now I have the wide open spaces.Now to answer your question I have a solitude deodara , planted at the some time that has had much wind , and it is beautiful, and about 50' tall this is the 20th year.Mike

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jul 08, 2006

They are reasonably windfirm - I've soon occasional branches broken off, but not whole trees blown down.

It doesn't like constant wind at all though, and grows very slowly and poorly on exposed sites, with a very one-sided crown facing away from the prevailing wind direction.

Resin

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