Cedrus atlantica glauca

Origin: Atlas Mountains (Algeria Morocco) - North Africa

Family: Pinaceae

English name: Atlas cedar

French name: Cèdre de l’Atlas

Italian name: Cedro dell’Atlante

Spanish name: Cedro del Atlas

Description

This stunning evergreen conifer can be a very majestic addition to the landscape. Its young, silvery foliage turns vivid blue as it ages. Cedar needles are noticeably different to those of other conifers. They appear grouped in small rosettes and each set remains on the tree for three or four years.