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Needles are not fascicled but clustered on small lateral branches, up to 1 1/2 inches long, blue-green, and evergreen.  Foliage appears wispy from a distance and the crown is pyramid-shaped.  Bark is brown and smooth on young trees and rough and grooved on larger trees.  Cones are large, blue-green, and erect on branches, and they fall apart on the branch the second season.  Deodar cedar is from the Himalayas and is a popular ornamental.

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