| Scientific Name: | Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group |
| Common Name: | blue Atlas cedar |
| Family Name: | Pinaceae |
| Origin: | Africa, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Conifer |
| Mature Size: | > 30m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Horizontal, Open |
| Form: | Pyramidal - widely |
| Texture: | Very coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Specimen plant, Tall background, Wind break |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Spiraled, Leathery, Acicular |
| Flowers: | n/a (male cone), Yellow, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Cone (winged seeds), Green, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Pyramidal growth (older tress irregular or flattened); needles blue-green, 4-sided, sharp tipped, stiff, linear, 15-25mm long x 1-1.5mm wide, in clusters of 20-45 on short, stout lateral spurs or spirally arranged on longer stems; pollen cones mature in autumn, 3-4cm long, light brown, cylindrical (barrel shaped); seed cones erect, sessile, green then brown, barrel-shaped, 5-8 x 3-5cm, ripen to brown over 2 years; seeds ovoid-conical, brown, 8-13mm long with a 18-25mm wing. <a href ='https://www.conifers.org/pi/Cedrus_atlantica.php' target='_blank'>Conifers.org</a> | |