Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Evergreen-Trees
Atlas cedar is a large, evergreen specimen tree. Although comparable with deodar cedar in many respects, atlas cedar exhibits more cold-tolerance.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Cedrus atlantica Plant Information
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Cedrus atlantica |
| Common Name: | atlas cedar |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Suggested Uses: | specimen tree |
| Characteristics | |
| Plant Form: | pyramidal, pendulous form when young flat-topped with horizontal branches when aged |
| Height: | 40 - 60 feet tall |
| Foliage: | short (up to 1 inch long), stiff, and evergreen up to 30 leaves for each whorl |
| Flower: | monoecious |
| Bloom Period: | |
| Fruit: | cones that are 2 - 3 inches long and on upper side of branches |
| Environment | |
| Sun: | full sun or partial shade |
| Water: | moderately drought-tolerant |
| Soil: | tolerates alkaline soils |
| USDA Zone: | zones 6 - 9 |
| Additional Notes: | more cold hardy and stiffer looking than C. deodara, but with similar problems and uses common cultivars are ‘Glauca’ and ‘Glauca Pendula’ |
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