Interestingly, as the poet begins to describe the beauty of Joakim's garden he only uses the most exotic and highly prized trees indigenous to the Babylonian region. Among the many trees mentioned by the poet is the cedar. Throughout history, the cedar was highly prized in Babylon and Israel. Thus, Dr. Unger, in The New Ungers's Bible Dictionary, asserts:
Of this noble tree much of the temple was built as well as Solomon's house and other important edifices in Jerusalem. It was used for the temple of Artmis (Diana) at Ephesus and that of Apollo at Utica, the palace of the Persian Kings at Susa, and other famous buildings.
Because the poet uses the natural garden as a symbol of Susan's spirituality and virtue, the cedar tree is indicative of Susan's great stature in Babylonian society. Like the cedar, she is noble and highly prized.