Cerus deodara (Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Cedar, or Deodar; Hindi, Sanskrit: देवदार devdar; Chinese: 雪松 xue song) is a species of cedar native to the western Himalaya in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and (Kashmir), northeast and north-central India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal states) southwesternmost Tibet and western Nepal, occurring at 1500-3200 m altitude. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40-50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, with a trunk up to 3 m diameter. It has a conic crown with level branches and drooping branchlets.