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Accent · Specimen · Drought tolerant · Winter
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Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica · Conifer
Blue Atlas Cedar is a moderate-growing conifer, 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. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought and 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
Will it survive your winters?
We score Blue Atlas Cedar’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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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