Botanical Name: Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
Common Name: Blue Atlas Cedar
Type of Plant: conifer: tree
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an evergreen tree having an upright to very irregular form, is mostly single-trunk; young plants have an open angular canopy, which becomes more dense as the plant matures; branchlets are pubescent, silvery gray
Height 30-60' (100 ft)
Spread 1/2 - 2/3
Growth Rate slow - moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure requires full sun for best growth – avoid heavily shaded sites
Soil prefers well-draining soils; avoid wet clay
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-16, 18-23): tolerates hot inland climate
 
Morphology:
Leaves needles: short (3/4-1" long), silver-gray to bluish green; single and alternate on young stems; become clustered and whorled on older spur branches
Flowers plants are monoecious, with small catkin-like male and female cones
Fruit female cones become 2-3" long, oval, gray, arise upright above branches
 
Propagation:
by seed
 
Usage:
a dramatic accent tree, valued for its distinctive silvery foliage and irregular shape; excellent bonsai or container plant; suitable for temperate-climate woodlands or alpine-theme gardens, oriental-theme landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers an occasional deep soaking - tolerates regular watering if drainage is excellent; becomes very drought-tolerant after establishment
Fertilizing little is required; avoid excessive application of nitrogen
Pruning selectively thin out to enhance irregular bonsai appearance
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other seedlings tend to be larger than the grafted varieties
 
Origin: Atlas Mountains of Algeria (in northern Africa)
Family: Pinaceae

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