Cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus libani
Also called Lebanon cedar
Garden plant · TreesThe tree on every English parkland skyline, and it needs that much room — fifteen metres across at maturity, with branches that sweep the ground and must never be lifted. Plant one only if nothing will be built within thirty metres of it.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 9 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Not needed
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Hardy — a very cold winter RHS H6, to -20°C
- Size
- 25 m tall · 15 m across
- Lifecycle
- Tree
- Origin
- Lebanon, Syria and southern Turkey
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-22. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- The lowest tier has been cut off to get a mower under it and the tree now looks top-heavy and wrong. Those sweeping low branches ARE the tree — the shape does not come back, and the wound on a cedar of this size rarely closes.Branches lifted · disorder
- A whole tier browns off in one season, and there are creamy sheets under the bark at the base that smell of mushrooms. On a tree this size there is no cure worth attempting.Honey fungus · disease