Monday, February 27, 2012

Cedrus deodara - Himalayan cedar

Cedrus deodara is a species of cedar native to the western Himalays in eastern Afghanistan. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40-50 m tall. the leaves are medle-like, mostly 2,5 - 5 cm long.
The female cones are barrel-shaped, 7-13 cm long and 5-9 cm broad, and disintegrate when mature to relase the winged seeds.
It was imported in Europe as ornamental plant since 1800.

I found pine cone and branch in Subiaco, near Roma. The branches were on the ground because of snow in recent days.

Angela Maria Russo watercolour on Magnani sketchbook

5 comments:

  1. I love the information you give along with your sketches.....always like to learn something new. Lovely

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  2. This is stunning, Angela...and that's what this blog is for, as much as anything, letting us learn more about nature and our world.

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  3. Lovely sketches Angela. Thanks!

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  4. Very nice Angela, I like the light on the cone, not so obvious.

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