About
Cedrus atlantica is a sizable evergreen conifer that exhibits a conical shape in its youth, gradually expanding into a broader silhouette as it matures. The tree features branches that extend horizontally and young shoots covered in fine hairs. Its leaves are narrow and needle-like, reaching lengths of up to 3.5 cm, and display a muted green to grey-green hue. The tree produces barrel-shaped cones that stand upright, taking two years to ripen to a brown color before disintegrating while still attached to the branches.
About the genus
Cedrus consists of substantial evergreen trees characterized by needle-like foliage that forms a spiral pattern on young branches and appears in whorls on shorter spur-like shoots. The ovoid cones disintegrate to disperse seeds while remaining attached to the tree.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conifers, Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
- Native to
- N Africa (Mts)
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in any well-drained soil. Good specimen tree but needs space to reach full potential
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to conifer aphid
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus