1. Deodar Cedar

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Stevens Way is lined by dozens of these graceful evergreens, which excel in Seattle's soil and climate, so far from their Himalayan homeland. Unlike our native cedar these bear sharp 1-2 inch needles; and the erect, fist-sized cones (produced only by female and bisexual trees) shatter to pieces in spring when the seeds ripen. Deodar Cedars unite the relaxed, drooping posture of hemlocks and the massive horizontal sturdiness of certain pines, whether yielding valuable wood in Indian forests or graciously decorating our landscapes. Compare Deodar with its congeners: Atlas cedar and cedar of Lebanon.

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