• Common name: Himalayan Cedar.
• Scientific name: Cedrus deodara; (D. Don) G. Don.
• Honoris Causa: Egon Balas (09/25/2002)
• Honoris Causa: Josep Carreras Coll (01/09/2003)
• Honoris Causa: Pedro Amat Muñoz (10/29/2004)
• Honoris Causa: Millán Millán Muñoz (01/28/2009)

ORIGIN: Western Himalayas

CHARACTERISTICS:

• Evergreen tree, reaching up to 70 m in height.
• Very long-lived, capable of living for a thousand years.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• Its specific name, “deodara,” comes from the ancient Sanskrit “devadara,” meaning “tree of the gods.”
• It is the national tree of Pakistan.

USES:

• PERFUMERY: Its wood gives off a pleasant aroma from which its essential oil is extracted.
• MEDICINAL: It is used as a carminative, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, cough reliever, and treatment for skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, etc.).
• ORNAMENTAL: A tree of great beauty and majestic stature.