The Himalayan deodar is bearing fresh cones in the Gilbert Carter Woodland.
The coniferous genus Cedrus contains four species from the western Himalaya and the Mediterranean. C. atlantica, C. brevifolia and C. libani all have a broad spreading habit when mature, but C. deodara is more upright in habit, and develops a pyramidal shape as it matures. All have clusters of needle-like foliage, and in this case these mid-green in colour. Male cones to 7cm in length are borne in autumn, and these emerge green and mature to reddish-brown before falling from the tree. Erect, stout female cones develop through summer, emerging pale green with a waxy appearance, and developing to produce woody cones over one or two years. In the Himalaya this species is known to form single species deodar forests, though it also grows in association with oaks, pines, spruces and birches.