Cedar of Lebanon Care
Cedrus libani
A majestic, long-lived tree native to Turkey's Taurus Mountains. It likes full sun, good drainage and chalky soil; once established it is extremely tolerant of heat and drought and needs almost no care.
Monthly care calendar
Timings are for a temperate Northern Hemisphere climate. In warmer areas tasks start earlier, in colder areas later; in the Southern Hemisphere shift them by six months.
- Watering: Not required; winter precipitation is sufficient. Only very young plants (1-2 years old) may be watered once a month during long dry periods.
- Pruning: Remove only dry branches or branches broken in storms. No other pruning is needed.
- General care: Check the supports of young trees.
- Pruning: It does not need formative pruning and its top should not be cut. Only remove dry, broken, and diseased branches.
- Watering: Not required, spring rainfall is sufficient. Only newly planted saplings should be watered.
- Fertilizing: Not needed. It is not particular about soil.
- General care: Mulch around young trees for summer can be carried out.
- Plant protection: It can be checked for the rarely seen giant cedar aphids.
- General care: New shoots lengthen.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: The plant is fully adapted to summer heat and drought.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. The root zone should be wetted to a depth of 30-40 cm.
- Watering: In midsummer, deep watering every 15-20 days is enough. Established plants (over 2 years old) do not need watering in most years. The root zone should be wetted to a depth of 30-40 cm.
- General care: Its cones form and ripen.
- Watering: In a long drought, water deeply once a month.
- General care: The best time of year to plant a new Taurus Cedar seedling. Warm soil and approaching rains provide the best start.
- Watering: Not required; autumn precipitation is sufficient.
- General care: For newly planted seedlings, the start of the rains speeds up rooting.
- General care: Evergreen leaves continue to lose water in winter. Water thoroughly once before the soil freezes.
- Pests & diseases: The only risk is that it has been planted in an area without drainage.
The care advice on this page is general and for information only; it is not professional advice. Plant age, soil and your garden’s microclimate can change the outcome. Plant protection products are mentioned only as general information; they are regulated, and the choice, dose and timing must be decided by a qualified professional under local rules. Consult a landscape architect or agronomist before applying.
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