Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma / Anatolian cedar

Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma as described in 1948 by Peter Hadland Davis (1918 - 1992), in Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society vol.74, no.113, is commonly known as Anatolian cedar.

Description. Anatolian cedar is a slender conical subspecies of Lebanon cedar that becomes narrowly columnar with age, differing from the typical subspecies that has a broadly spreading crown.

Foliage consists of silver-gray needles, and is purportedly more hardy than Cedrus libani subsp. libani.

Distribution. This subspecies is native to Turkey, primarily in the Cicilian Taurus Mountains. Outlying populations are also known to exist in northern Turkey.

Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma in The Harper Collection of Dwarf & Rare Conifers, at Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan; photo from August 2005.
Photo by Dax Herbst
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a 1944 accession at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; photo from 2020.
Photo by Katherine Wagner-Reiss
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a closeup of foliage and spent pollen cones.
Photo by Katherine Wagner-Reiss
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a young plant in a private garden.
Photo by David Martin
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a young plant in a private garden.
Photo by David Martin
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — foliage and seed cone detail.
Photo by David Martin
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a closeup of pollen cone detail.
Photo by David Martin
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — a closeup of foliage and immature pollen cones.
Photo by David Martin
Cedrus libani subsp. stenocoma — branch detail.
Photo by David Martin

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