Cedrus libani 'Golden Dwarf' is a broadly spreading, low growing selection of Lebanon cedar with branches that, according to renowned nurseryman, Don Howse, grow at a rakish, windswept angles above the ground; not upright; and not prostrate. It is narrow and stiff with golden-yellow stiff foliage, that can sun scald in the bright sunlight during hot weather. The plant has sparse branching. It is slow to develop and mature. However, in the right setting it is very attractive and distinctive.
After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) wide and 4.6 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the 1960s by H. den Ouden and Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. This cedar was formerly listed as Cedrus libani 'Aurea Prostrata' and was likely renamed because it was introduced after 1959. Another commonly seen pseudonym as published by Gerd Krüsssman is C. libani 'Prostrata.'
