Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Cedrus atlantica Glauca

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Cedrus

Species:

atlantica

Cultivar:

Glauca

Common Name:

Blue Atlas Cedar

Seeds Per Pound:
7,300
Quantity:
1.22 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
9
Germination:
59%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
99%
Collection Locale:
Hungary
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
The Glauca variety has a bluish cast to their needles.
In Stock: 1.22 lb
Prices
  • Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 9 seeds)
$9.95
10 gram (~ 161 seeds)
$30.00
1 oz (~ 456 seeds)
$59.95
4 oz (~ 1825 seeds)
$179.85
8 oz (~ 3650 seeds)
$319.73
1 lb (~ 7300 seeds)
$599.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: No pre-germination treatment required; sow immediately, sow seed 3/4" deep, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* The Atlas Cedar is a cedar native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria ( Tell Atlas ) and Morocco (in the Rif and Middle Atlas , and locally in the High Atlas ).
* 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. libani subsp. atlantica ).
* Cedrus atlantica(Atlas Cedar) is common in cultivation as an ornamental tree in temperate climates.
* An Atlas Cedar is planted at the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC. President Carter ordered a tree house built within the Cedar for his daughter Amy. The wooden structure was designed by the President himself, and is self-supporting so as not to cause damage to the tree.
* The Glauca variety has a bluish cast to their needles. more...