Stem: Stem Color: Brown/Copper Gray/Silver Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Description: The stems are brown/ gray.Bark: Bark Color: Dark Brown Dark Gray Light Brown Light Gray Surface/Attachment: Fissured Bark Description: Bark makes boxy pattern of rectangle shapes as the tree ages.They are curved towards the tip and appear in tufted clusters. Rigid, needles in fascicles of 10-30 needles. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Needled Evergreen Leaf Color: Blue Green Leaf Type: Needles Leaf Arrangement: Whorled Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: Flowers: Flower Color: Brown/Copper Green Flower Bloom Time: Fall Flower Description: Male and female cones.The purple female cones are cylindrical and can reach a length of up to 3" long. Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Fruit Value To Gardener: Showy Display/Harvest Time: Fall Winter Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: No fruits, but has 2-3" upright, green male cones that turn brown as the tree ages. Very densely set, erect, finger-shaped cones, less than 1" wide.
#BLUE ATLAS CEDAR FULL#
Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Available Space To Plant: 24-60 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a. Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Needled Evergreen Habit/Form: Conical Erect Horizontal Pyramidal Rounded Spreading Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium. Play Value: Buffer Screening Shade Textural Wildlife Cover/Habitat Wildlife Nesting Wind Break Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): tolerates a range of soil types (sandy, clay) moderately salt tolerant heat tolerant Dimensions: Height: 40 ft. Attributes: Genus: Cedrus Species: atlantica Family: Pinaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Grafting Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: North & Central Morocco to North Algeria Fire Risk Rating: high flammability Wildlife Value: Birds nest in the branches. Tags: #evergreen #full sun tolerant #heat tolerant #drought tolerant #specimen #needles #cones #blue needles #conifer #salt tolerant #winter interest #air pollution tolerant #messy #needled evergreen #long lifespan #fantz #messy fruits #humidity tolerant #sandy soils tolerant #clay soils tolerant #winter garden #partial shade tolerant 'Argentea', 'Aurea', 'Fastigiata', 'Glauca', 'Glauca Pendula' See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties:ĭrooping, vertical branches with beautiful steel-blue needles Its deep taproot makes it difficult to transplant. It needs adequate space in order to properly develop. Susceptible to Phytophthora and root rotand sooty mold. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Heavy snowfall can damage or break the branches. Difficult to transplant, should be moved as container, well drained, moist loamy soil preferred, but can tolerate sandy soil as well, takes full sun, and needs shelter from high winds. female wood barrel-shaped cones sit on top of the branchesīluish green cedar, 40-60' tall, 30-40' wide. Specimen tree, should be used for nothing less and allowed to develop in an open environment with no competitors. needles are triangular to quadrangular in cross-section. 
all Cedrus genus members have new needles that are born singly on stems. needles short, stiff, multiple on dwarf shoot. However, massive reforestation campaigns are taking place in some regions. Forests are smaller than then were in the past. Wood harvesting and firewood are the leading cause of the decline of this species. Human use of this tree brings a sense of danger for its future. Its harvested wood is commonly used in building furniture and drawers. This tree produces an aromatic oil that is a natural insect deterrent. 
This long-lived tree has been known to survive up to 150 years. The growth rate can be up to 24" per year. Some would even say that this tree is picturesque. In its youth, Cedrus atlantica's form is pyramidal however, with age, this tree becomes flat topped with broad horizontal branches. These forests provide a habitat of the endangered primate, Barbary macaque. In its native habitat, it will form forests on mountainsides. For planting guidelines, this plant prefers moist, well-drained soil and needs wind protection. This tree is difficult to transplant, is the least cold hardy of the cedars, and should be more widely planted in the south. Phonetic Spelling SEE-drus at-LAN-ti-ka DescriptionĬedrus atlantica is best used as a specimen tree.
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