Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Steve Harris wrote:


Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!


Not grown it myself but here's some information.. on that and Cedars
generally.
New Page 3
https://secure.agroforestry.co.uk/seeds2003.html
Sunday, December 7, 2003

122F Cedrus atlantica
Atlas cedar. A large stately evergreen tree from North Africa, growing to
30 m (100 ft) or more there. Most valued for the essential oil distilled
from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and toiletries;
the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry sunny site;
hardy to -15°C.
Stratification: CS4 Packet (14 seeds): £1.25 Packets required:
T
122G Cedrus libani
Cedar of Lebanon. Large coniferous tree with wide-spreading branches,
growing to 30 m (100 ft) high and wide. Valued for the essential oil
distilled from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and
toiletries; the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry
sunny site; hardy to -15°C.


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LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar) DECURRENS Pinaceae Incense Cedar from
Chiltern Seeds Secure Online Shop
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chiltern...?Table=Product
&RecordID=BFBBECJ Sunday, December 7, 2003

Genus: LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar)
Species: DECURRENS
Family Name: Pinaceae
Catalogue No.: 802N
English Name: Incense Cedar
Description: A beautiful and ornamental conifer which, although
developing a conical head of spreading branches in its wild home in the
S.W. United States, seems to prefer growing in this country as a
pencil-slim, columnar tree. The dense, fan-like sprays of bright green
foliage, said to have a strong smell of boot polish when crushed are
borne almost down to the ground. The wood is fragrant.
Classification: Hardy, Tree
Price: £1.72
Guide prices for information only: Euros: ¤ 2.52
US Dollars: $ 2.77

Seed seems to be easily available

Jim

Steve Harris wrote:


Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!


Not grown it myself but here's some information.. on that and Cedars
generally.
New Page 3
https://secure.agroforestry.co.uk/seeds2003.html
Sunday, December 7, 2003

122F Cedrus atlantica
Atlas cedar. A large stately evergreen tree from North Africa, growing to
30 m (100 ft) or more there. Most valued for the essential oil distilled
from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and toiletries;
the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry sunny site;
hardy to -15°C.
Stratification: CS4 Packet (14 seeds): £1.25 Packets required:
T
122G Cedrus libani
Cedar of Lebanon. Large coniferous tree with wide-spreading branches,
growing to 30 m (100 ft) high and wide. Valued for the essential oil
distilled from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and
toiletries; the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry
sunny site; hardy to -15°C.


--------------------
LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar) DECURRENS Pinaceae Incense Cedar from
Chiltern Seeds Secure Online Shop
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chiltern...?Table=Product
&RecordID=BFBBECJ Sunday, December 7, 2003

Genus: LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar)
Species: DECURRENS
Family Name: Pinaceae
Catalogue No.: 802N
English Name: Incense Cedar
Description: A beautiful and ornamental conifer which, although
developing a conical head of spreading branches in its wild home in the
S.W. United States, seems to prefer growing in this country as a
pencil-slim, columnar tree. The dense, fan-like sprays of bright green
foliage, said to have a strong smell of boot polish when crushed are
borne almost down to the ground. The wood is fragrant.
Classification: Hardy, Tree
Price: £1.72
Guide prices for information only: Euros: ¤ 2.52
US Dollars: $ 2.77

Seed seems to be easily available

Jim

Steve Harris wrote:


Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!


Not grown it myself but here's some information.. on that and Cedars
generally.
New Page 3
https://secure.agroforestry.co.uk/seeds2003.html
Sunday, December 7, 2003

122F Cedrus atlantica
Atlas cedar. A large stately evergreen tree from North Africa, growing to
30 m (100 ft) or more there. Most valued for the essential oil distilled
from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and toiletries;
the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry sunny site;
hardy to -15°C.
Stratification: CS4 Packet (14 seeds): £1.25 Packets required:
T
122G Cedrus libani
Cedar of Lebanon. Large coniferous tree with wide-spreading branches,
growing to 30 m (100 ft) high and wide. Valued for the essential oil
distilled from the wood which is used medicinally and in perfumery and
toiletries; the timber is also valued for construction etc. Likes a dry
sunny site; hardy to -15°C.


--------------------
LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar) DECURRENS Pinaceae Incense Cedar from
Chiltern Seeds Secure Online Shop
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chiltern...?Table=Product
&RecordID=BFBBECJ Sunday, December 7, 2003

Genus: LIBOCEDRUS (= incense + Cedar)
Species: DECURRENS
Family Name: Pinaceae
Catalogue No.: 802N
English Name: Incense Cedar
Description: A beautiful and ornamental conifer which, although
developing a conical head of spreading branches in its wild home in the
S.W. United States, seems to prefer growing in this country as a
pencil-slim, columnar tree. The dense, fan-like sprays of bright green
foliage, said to have a strong smell of boot polish when crushed are
borne almost down to the ground. The wood is fragrant.
Classification: Hardy, Tree
Price: £1.72
Guide prices for information only: Euros: ¤ 2.52
US Dollars: $ 2.77

Seed seems to be easily available

Jim

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 20:59:00 +0000, Steve Harris wrote:

Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

I grew some from seed but then planted them in a badly chosen spot where
they didn't thrive - too much competition. So I didn't get my lovely group
of tall elegant pencils like the ones at Westonbirt. IIRC they germinated
easily and grew at a similar
rate to most Cedars & Chamaecyparis. Yes they're garden worthy if you've
got room for trees that big - I will need to come round and do you serious harm if
you plant them somewhere where you will be tempted to prune them.

Rod

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Anyone grow this? From seed? How fast do they grow?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com


Sown in February 2002. Now about 1ft high.

I could update you in about five years' time!

Janet G

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

Yes they're garden worthy if you've
got room for trees that big

Well, am I right is saying that they only grow to about 6' across in the
UK? I am wondering about planting it about 20' SE from the house near
the road. I know they grow quite tall but if they are as narrow as at
Westonbirt, it shouldn't cast much shade.

So the idea is to have something very striking that isn't actually a
nuisance.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

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In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

Yes they're garden worthy if you've
got room for trees that big

Well, am I right is saying that they only grow to about 6' across in the
UK? I am wondering about planting it about 20' SE from the house near
the road. I know they grow quite tall but if they are as narrow as at
Westonbirt, it shouldn't cast much shade.

So the idea is to have something very striking that isn't actually a
nuisance.

Except to low-flying aircraft?

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Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

Steve Harris wrote:

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

Yes they're garden worthy if you've
got room for trees that big

Well, am I right is saying that they only grow to about 6' across in the
UK? I am wondering about planting it about 20' SE from the house near
the road. I know they grow quite tall but if they are as narrow as at
Westonbirt, it shouldn't cast much shade.

So the idea is to have something very striking that isn't actually a
nuisance.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
I haven't seen a full grown specimen - only the photos of those at Westonbirt. are
they *really* that narrow? If so I might find a better place and have another try
with them.
--
Rod
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

So the idea is to have something very striking that isn't actually
a nuisance.

Except to low-flying aircraft?

:-) If they fly THAT low, THEY are the nuisance and will hit something
else around here before they get to my tree.

Actually, I did wonder about planting and cosseting a few Leylandii with
a view to deterring the late night police helicopters :-)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:
In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

So the idea is to have something very striking that isn't actually
a nuisance.

Except to low-flying aircraft?

:-) If they fly THAT low, THEY are the nuisance and will hit something
else around here before they get to my tree.

Actually, I did wonder about planting and cosseting a few Leylandii with
a view to deterring the late night police helicopters :-)

Move along there, there's nothing to see. Move along, please. There are
no late night police helicopters.

(Someone I know designs GPS systems for those, and he (allegedly) was up
in one, showing Dibble how to use it, when they were diverted to an
incident, and they watched, unable to intervene, while someone was
murdered.)

--
Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

only the photos of those at Westonbirt. are
they *really* that narrow?

Yup! I do wonder why we don't see more of them

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Steve Harris wrote:

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

only the photos of those at Westonbirt. are
they *really* that narrow?

Yup! I do wonder why we don't see more of them

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

A couple of nice closeups of a younger tree over on Alt.binaries.gardens
--
Rod
http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html
My email address needs weeding.

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

A couple of nice closeups of a younger tree over on
Alt.binaries.gardens

Thanks. I'm having difficulty locating the post. My ISP and Google
doesn't carry Alt.binaries.gardens but does offer
alt.binaries.pictures.gardens but a search coesn't turn up "cedar" at
all?

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Steve Harris wrote:

In article ,
(Rod) wrote:

A couple of nice closeups of a younger tree over on
Alt.binaries.gardens

Sorry, yes you were looking on the right group. - It is in the last 2 or 3 days.
try Libocedrus (I think that was in the header)
--
Rod
http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html
My email address needs weeding.