Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
A dramatic, drooping form makes this attractive conifer a special addition to any landscape. Use as a large specimen or accent. Pendant branchlets display icy-blue needles. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SE-drus at-LAN-ti-ka GLA-ka |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 3 - 10, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower with spreading branches 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Weeping |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Seacoast Exposure, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Silver-blue |
| Item no.: | 2331 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
A dramatic, drooping form makes this attractive conifer a special addition to any landscape. Use as a large specimen or accent. Pendant branchlets display icy-blue needles. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SE-drus at-LAN-ti-ka GLA-ka |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 3 - 10, 14 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower with spreading branches 15 to 25 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Weeping |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Seacoast Exposure, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Silver-blue |
| Item no.: | 2331 |
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