Botanical Name: Cedrus atlantica
Add
Common Name: Atlas Cedar  
Plant photo of: Cedrus atlantica
Previous Photo      Next Photo

Water Saving Tip:

Replace turf with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs. If you have areas where no one uses the grass, patches that do not grow well, or a turf area too small to water without runoff, consider replacing the turf with water-efficient landscaping.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

25-40', 40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany/Chandler
  • Description

  • Notes

Atlas cedar is an evergreen conifer that typically grows to 40 to 60 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide, though sometimes wider. It is one of the true cedars. Its habit is usually loose pyramidal when young, becoming more flat-topped with long spreading branches as it ages. Needles, to 1 inch long, are curved toward the tip and appear in tufted clusters. Cedars have lovely cones, emerging bluish when young and aging a reddish brown. Seed raised specimens vary in foliage color from green to silver-blue. Native to the Atlas Mountains in northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria).