Plant Profile

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' (Blue atlas cedar)

Cedrus atlantica 'glauca' is an evergreen tree with bluish-green foliage. It is often used as a specimen plant especially on lawns where it can grow without being crowded, away from walks, streets, and sidewalks so branches will not have to be pruned.

Best planted in average to well drained. moist soil, and in full sun. The tree is drought tolerant.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: tbd

Arabic Name: أرز

Pronunciation: SEE-drus at-LAN-tih-kuh
Plant type: Tree
Origin: Algeria, Morocco
Heat Zones: 6 to 9

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Uses: Specimen
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Pyramidal

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 15 to 23 m, Over 23

Spread at Maturity: 8 to 10 meters, 10 to 15 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years
Notes
Needle-like leaves arranged spirally on young shoots Form: Pyramidal in youth; flat topped with broad horizontal branches with age; picturesque. Difficult to transplant; best used as a specimen tree; Heat tolerant; least cold hardy of cedars

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

Leaf Venation: Parallel

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Needle

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Rough

Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)

Color(growing season): Blue-Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: No

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Spike

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Green

Seasons: Spring
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

Trunk esthetic Values: Showy
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 7 - 10

Fruit Color: Grey

Seasons: Spring

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: More than 50

Plant Propagation: Cutting