| Cedre Gouraud | |
|---|---|
 Cedre Gouraud | |
| Taxonomic information | |
| Species | |
| Historical information | |
| Age |
900 years (estimate) |
| Died |
2003 |
| Discovered |
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud |
| Geographical information | |
| Location | |
| Social information | |
| Conserved? |
possibly[citation needed] |
| Importance |
Oldest Atlas Cedar in the world |
Cedre Gouraud is an individual Atlas Cedar located near Ifrane, Morocco in the Cèdre Gouraud Forest. It is considered the oldest member of its species, estimated to have lived about 900 years before it died in 2003.
It is a large tree growing up to 35 m high with a trunk circumfrence of 10 m. In 2003, the tree died, but still remains standing.
The tree was named after French General, Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (1867-1946), who had discovered it.