As the name suggests, this cedar is native to the Himalayas. It can thrive there at altitudes of up to 1,200 m without any major problems. In our latitudes, it has established itself primarily as a magnificent ornamental tree, often planted as a solitary specimen in large gardens and landscape parks.

• Origin: Himalayas

• Growth height: up to 20 meters (up to 50 meters in its region of origin)
  
  
• Needles: soft; blue-green; 3–5 cm long
  
  
• Flowers: male flowers cylindrical, 5–8 cm long; female flowers up to 3 cm long; pollination in autumn; fertilization, however, only in the following spring
  
  
• Fruit: upright, oval cones; 8–12 cm long; initially bluish, later reddish-brown;
  2 years to maturity
  
  
• Soil/location: well-drained, sufficiently moist soil