Cedrus Atlantica Glauca Bonsai
A majority of the modern sources treat it as a distinct species cedrus atlantica but some sources consider it a subspecies of lebanon cedar c.
Cedrus atlantica glauca bonsai. Trees were potted from large liners to gallons last fall and may not have completely filled out their pots. Hence the glauca form may be namedc. Notable blue atlas cedar. The cedrus is known for its slowly healing wounds the reason that cedar bonsai trees often have jins to prevent creating wounds.
Glauca has a great blue color and was selected years ago from a wild growing cedar in the atlas mountains. Drought tolerant when established. Native to the atlas mountains growing up to 40metres in height. Sow seeds in spring time cold stratification is required.
My cedrus atlantica has a nice deep green color typical of the species but not typical of what you find in nurseries. Atlantica or even just synonymous van gelderen and van hoey smith 1996. A compact dwarf upright form of blue atlas cedar only reaches 10 feet tall. Icy blue foliage on short upsweeping branches.
Cedrus atlantica atlas cedar fissured silver grey bark produces roughly 4 sided darkgeen glaucous blue pointed leaves to 2 5cm long. Cedrus atlantica the atlas cedar is a cedar native to the atlas mountains of morocco middle atlas high atlas to the rif and to the tell atlas in algeria. Cedrus atlantica glauca is an exceptional upright blue atlas cedar. Repot every two years without disturbing its root system too much.
Atlantica glauca or possibly even c. Glauca may reach 10 12 ft by 3 4 ft in width in 10 years. Great tree for color texture and overall dramatics. Has a conical habit becoming more open as the tree matures.
Twisted branches filled with powdery to deep blue needles sun and shade change the hue this tree can be trained into many shapes or simply guided straight up and then left to weep downward. Description cedrus atlantica glauca pendula weeping blue atlas cedar. By sarah moore the blue atlas cedar cedrus atlantica glauca group has blue green foliage and unlike many trees that bear the common name cedar is a true cedar. These trees make spectacular formal upright and cascade bonsai.