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In the Canary Islands we find fabulous plants, such as the canary cedar. This evergreen plant can grow as a shrub up to 5 meters in height, and as a towering tree up to 25 meters. Would you like to meet him?
If you want to know everything about him, don't hesitate: keep reading!
Origin and characteristics
Our protagonist is a plant native to the Canary Islands. Its scientific name is Juniperus cedrus, and the common Canary Cedar or Canary Cedar. It can reach a height of between 5 and 25 meters, with a trunk of 30-40cm in diameter.. Its leaves are perennial, acicular, flat, green to green-glaucous, with a length of 8 to 23mm and a width of 1-2mm. It is dioecious, which means there are female feet and male feet. The fruit is a berry that ripens at 18 months, turning from green to reddish-orange. It is spherical and measures about 8-15mm in diameter.
Its growth rate can be rapid if conditions are favorable, reaching 14-15 meters in 20 years. Unfortunately, it is in danger of extinction in its habitat due to the indiscriminate logging that has been done in the past and the grazing of goats, which is why it has been protected by law since 1953.
What are their cares?
If you dare to get a copy, we recommend that you provide it with the following care:
- Location: outside, in full sun.
- Earth: it must have good drainage, and be rich in organic matter. Due to its characteristics, it is not a good plant to have in a pot.
- Irrigation: every 2-3 days in summer, and somewhat less the rest of the year.
- Subscriber: in spring and summer with organic fertilizers, such as guano or herbivorous animal manure.
- Planting time: in spring, when the risk of frost has passed.
- Multiplication: by seeds in autumn.
- Rusticity: withstands cold down to -7ºC.
Have you heard of the Canarian cedar?