Louisville, KY (Zone 6b) | January 2015 | positive
Shalimar is descendent of an Indian plant from a Shalimar Gardens in 1964, however some claim the wild tree was Pakistani. Either way, it...Read More is from Kashmir. Hardier than most it still more tender than the Patki group from Afghanistan.
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Cedrus deodara 'Shalimar' HARDY DEODAR CEDAR EG (...Read Morez6) (Bon)
Perhaps the hardiest Deodar Cedar, this attractive large tree was selected by the Arnold Arboretum in Boston; lovely, like its parent, with pendant tips and blue-green needles. Sun-PSh/Med
I purchased three (tube size) from forest farm in spring 2005, and tried not to water them too much. In the fall, I placed burlap barrie...Read Morers around them, because we are in planting zone 6b, and they are planted on a somewhat windy hill. After this winter, which was fairly mild, two survived; and I ordered another to replace the one I lost. The one I lost received a little more water last summer than the other two. They had very little growth in the first year. I will continue to watch for progress,
Shalimar is descendent of an Indian plant from a Shalimar Gardens in 1964, however some claim the wild tree was Pakistani. Either way, it...Read More
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Cedrus deodara 'Shalimar' HARDY DEODAR CEDAR EG (...Read More
I purchased three (tube size) from forest farm in spring 2005, and tried not to water them too much. In the fall, I placed burlap barrie...Read More