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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Blue Atlas Cedar
(Cedrus atlantica)
Donated by
Ernie and Ann Henson
Tree Map Location: #
122
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Leaf:
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Evergreen needles, blue-green to silvery blue, generally under 1 inch long, occur singly on new growth, but tightly whorled on spur shoots.
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Flower:
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Blue Atlas Cedar has Monoecious flowers blooming is spring, not showy. Female cones are thicker than male cones, purplish, erect, borne on top sections of tree. Male cones are 2-3 inches long on lower part of tree.
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Fruit:
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Short, stout upright cones with deciduous scales, 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, 2 inches wide, waxy purplish green while developing, turning brown at maturity, mature over two years.
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Twig:
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Slender, finely hairy, brown with numerous spur shoots, branches droop with age, current year twigs are brown, green.
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Bark:
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bark is smooth and gray, later darkening and developing fine flat scales.
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Form:
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Medium sized tree to 40 to 60 feet in height, broadly pyramidal crown, develops into a stunning flat-topped tree with horizontal branching. It looks odd if lower branches removed.
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Source:
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USDA National Forest Service Fact Sheets
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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