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| Source: OSU Department of Horticulture |
Common Name: Blue Atlas Cedar
Family: Pinaceae
Type of Plant: Evergreen conifer
Habit: Stiff, erect leader, pyramidal in youth, with age assumes a flat-topped habit with ascending or horizontal branches. Branch tips tend not to droop.
Growth Rate:
10-Year Height:
Mature Height: 40-60'
Leaves: Bluish-green needles clustered on spurs, or alternate on leading twigs, somewhat stiff.
Flowers:
Fruit: Male (pollen) cones are about 5 cm long, erect. They release clouds of yellow pollen in the fall. Female (seed) cones are barrel-shaped, upright, 5-7.5 cm long, and require 2 years to mature.
Buds/New Growth:
Stem/Bark:
Culture: Sun or partial shade. Hardy to USDA Zone 6 (not hardy for much of the US).
Pruning:
Pests/Diseases:
Landscape Uses:
Additional Information:
Google images of Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'
