Flowering TreesBlue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 40-60 ft × 30-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect brown and green blooms in fall. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, heat and pollution.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-60 ft × 30-40 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Brown, Green
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat, Pollution, Salt
- Native to
- Northern Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Blue Atlas Cedar is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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