Mentioned in the Bible and in the 8000-year-old epic Gilgamesh, Lebanon’s iconic cedars have been reduced to a fraction of their former range by centuries of logging. Ari Daniel Shapiro walks the Shouf Cedar Reserve to learn how scientists are working to save the last remaining trees from a more insidious threat—climate change. The answer may surprise you. Another version of this podcast is available on Public Radio International's The World. read moreDuration: 5:30Published: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:11:45 +0000
Cedrus atlanticaAtlas cedar. An Infrared photo. The cedar grows in a neighbor's yard in Berkeley, CA. The mother of this neighbor told me about 25 years ago that she had planted this tree when her son was very young. This would make the tree over 60 years old. It towers above everything else on the block and is a favorite perch for hawks as they survey the area for their next meal. A local flock of turkeys like it for a roost whenever they wander into the neighborhood.
Summary[edit] Description: English: It is a stitched image from multiple files. Himachal Pradesh. Date: 8 May 2014. Source: Own work. Author: Biswarup Ganguly.
Tarazona: Aragn (Espaa)Cultivado.Familia: PINACEAEEndmico del norte de frica, en Marruecos, vive en el Rif y Medio y Alto Atlas.Sobre todo tipo de suelos. Con precipitaciones superiores a los 500 mm anuales. Tolera bien la sequa y las heladas.De 1000 a 2600 m
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group)Blue Atlas cedar. The species' native range is the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria where it is found between 1300 and 2600 meters elevation. The species has seen a tremendous range decline since World War II and is now included on the IUCN Red List as endangered. Commercial plantations are now found in Southern France, so it's in no danger of disappearing The Atlas cedar is widely planted as an ornamental. The tree, about 15 meters tall, that provided the twig photographed grows in a front yard in Berkeley, CA.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Cedrus libani var. brevifolia in Cedar Valley in Troodos Mts. (Cyprus). Date: 26 March 2017, 16:28:57. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.