Deodara Cedar

[Ecki]

The Deodara Cedar (Cedrus deodara) is a member of the true cedars and is indigenous from India to Nepal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedrus_deodara

I prepared a section from a young twig as well as a needle-shaped leaf from a tree in the Botanical Garden in Berlin. Trichrome staining with acridine red, acriflavine, and astra blue.


The twig:


5x


5x, epifluorescence with blue excitation filter


10x


20x


The leaf (needle):


10x


10x, epifluorescence with blue excitation filter

Regards,
Ecki