Atlas Cedar - Cedrus atlantica

Description

Rather conical in shape with a long trunk and widely spaced ascending branches. It has tufts of 30 to 45 blue-green needles with translucent points. The most common cultivar is Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', known as the Blue Atlantic Cedar, with whitish-blue needles.

Similar Species

Cedar of Lebanon

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)

Tip of tree erect or stiffly curved, not pendent; branches level or ascending. Leaves usually glaucous or blue/grey, but may be dark green; some cultivars have very blue leaves

Recording advice

Photograph of whole tree.  It may not be possible to verify young specimens from photos

Habitat

Usually found in parks and gardens as a planted tree.

When to see it

All year round.

Life History

Evergreen.

UK Status

Widespread as a planted tree in Britain.

VC55 Status

Not well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not included in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Atlas Cedar
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Pinales
Family:
Pinaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
34
First record:
11/01/2015 (Helen Ikin;Steve Woodward)
Last record:
07/09/2023 (axon, kaye)

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