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Location
Particularly noted as growing in Ithilien
Species
Any of several species in the genus Cedrus1
Meaning
From Latin cedrus, of unknown origin

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Cedars

Mighty spreading trees of southern climes

Huge resinous trees with spreading branches. In the Third Age, as today, cedars were most common in warmer lands, but they were apparently not unknown in the Shire.


Notes

1

Cedars of all kinds grow in the wild in regions rather to the south and east of the known northwestern parts of Middle-earth. We might conjecture that the cedars found growing in Ithilien by Frodo and Sam were probably examples of Cedrus libani, the Lebanon Cedar, based solely on the fact that that tree's geographic range seems to fit most closely with the approximate location of Ithilien.

See also...

Tamarisk

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Cedars

Mighty spreading trees of southern climes

Location
Particularly noted as growing in Ithilien
Species
Any of several species in the genus Cedrus1
Meaning
From Latin cedrus, of unknown origin

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 25 December 2020
  • Updates planned: 1

Cedars

Mighty spreading trees of southern climes

Huge resinous trees with spreading branches. In the Third Age, as today, cedars were most common in warmer lands, but they were apparently not unknown in the Shire.


Notes

1

Cedars of all kinds grow in the wild in regions rather to the south and east of the known northwestern parts of Middle-earth. We might conjecture that the cedars found growing in Ithilien by Frodo and Sam were probably examples of Cedrus libani, the Lebanon Cedar, based solely on the fact that that tree's geographic range seems to fit most closely with the approximate location of Ithilien.

See also...

Tamarisk

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 25 December 2020
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2000, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
There's a great value Discus package to suit you, including everything you need to start DISC profiling right away.