*Blue atlas cedar

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*Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’
BLUE ATLAS CEDAR

Pinaceae
N. Africa

Location: map coordinates C-21 (northwest of basketball courts, northeast of Wellness Center)
N 39°11'16'' W 75°32'34''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • large evergreen tree, conifer
  • etymology: Cedrus is the Latin name; atlantica = of the Atlas Mountains’ ‘Glauca’ = glaucous (whitish-greyish waxy coating)
  • leaves needle-like, 1/3”–1” long; in star-like clusters
  • needles in cultivar ‘Glauca’ are silvery-blue
  • cones erect, 2”-3”
  • drought-resistant
  • 1 of just 3 species of true cedar (Cedrus)
  • this species native to Atlas Mts., Morocco, Algeria.

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)

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