Cedrus Atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

Common name
Blue Atlas Cedar

Family
Pinaceae

Genus
The Cedars are tall evergreen trees with broad irregular crowns that occur along the Southern Mediterranean from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa to Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, with another distinct species in the western Himalaya. Their needle-like leaves are arranged spirally on young shoots, and in whorls on short spur-like side-shoots; ovoid cones break up to release the seeds while still attached to the tree.

Details
Hand grafted and propagated at Lime Cross Nursery ‘Glauca Pendula' is a superb small, weeping tree with glaucous, blue-green foliage on dense branches that hang vertically. ‘Glauca Pendula’ has an extremely pendulous habit that can be staked or trained to conform to any shape. Short, irregular, blue-green needles thickly cover the swooping branches and give the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar both colour and texture. 

Soil Type: Normal, heavy clay, light sandy, chalk, loam.
Aspect: Full sun.
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage Colour: Blue, green needles.
Pot Size: 10 litre.
Ultimate Height: 4 - 8m.
Ultimate Spread: 1.5 - 2.5m.
Growth Rate: 5 - 10 years.
Special Attributes: Native to Algeria and the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. This beautiful tree has also won an RHS Garden Merit Award.