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Cedrela tonduzii is a large timber tree from the mahogany family native to Mexico through Central America, growing up to 40 m in mountain forests. It is not a garden or houseplant, so care notes apply only to cultivating it as a young tree.
Cedrela tonduzii (edar, cedrillo, cedro, cedro cebolla, cedro colorado, cedro dulce, cedro granadino, cedro macho, cedro pochote, West Indian cedar) is a monoecious tree that grows up to 40 m (130 ft) and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to 180 cm (71 in), but generally averages 80 cm (31 in).
This species is distributed from Chiapas (in southern Mexico) to Panama. It has been found to grow at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,800 m (3,900 to 9,200 ft) and slopes ranging from 15° to 40° of inclination. In Costa Rica it is found on the Cordillera Central, on the Cordillera de Talamanca and presumably on the Cordillera de Guanacaste.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cedrela tonduzii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
