The Cedar is a historical entity mentioned often in the Bible
and other ancient texts and it played an important part in the
culture, trade and religious observances of the ancient Middle
East.
Only in this grove, the oldest in Lebanon, gives an accurate idea
of the stature and magnificence these trees attained in antiquity.
About 375 cedars of great age stand in a sheltered glacial pocket
of Mount Makmel.
Four of them, many hundreds of years old, have reached a height of
35 meters and their trunks are between 12 and 14 meters around. They
have straight trunks and strong branches that spread their regular
horizontal boughs like fans.
