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We want to build the diversity our arboretum collection in Tattnall, but we also want to stay true to the historic trees of Tattnall too. One of my favorite historic Tattnall trees, the deodar cedar, was one of the staples extensively relied on in the 1914 restoration of the park. Sometimes called the Himalayan Cedar, the deodar cedar is a native of the high altitudes of the Western Himalayas, from southwestern Tibet to Eastern Afghanistan to north-central India to western Nepal to Northern Pakistan. The name comes to us from the Sanscrit word devadaru – deva for God and daru for tree, timber, or wood. The vedic and epic literature of India speak of the deodar as a tree long associated with Hindu sages who retreated to west Himalayan deodar forests to worship Shiva. The deodar’s rot-resistant bark was used in the construction of temples and coffins alike, its bark burned as incense in sacred rites. This is a spectacular tree: its blue-green evergreen foliage, its swirling confection of a cone, its thickly ridged bark, and its eventually open, airy canopy make it a wonderful park tree. . . and an even better donation.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:29:10 +0000

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