Blue atlas cedar how to#
how to grow blue atlas cedar Blue Atlas Cedar Care The procedure is complicated so I have explained everything in the article below on how to propagate it. You will get the seed from the tree itself. The best way to grow it using the seeds, no other way like stem cutting. Also pruning is done because it needs to be in its shape and not to look bushy and ugly. You can prune in early spring and cut those weak branches or leaves which are fading. Pruning which actually removes the dead stem and leaves So that it should not grow ugly. After maturing it can adjust to moisture easily. These plants (Cedrus Atlantica) can tolerate moderate levels of humidity when they are young. Fertilizer is used to boost its growth and plants overall strength. You can use fertilizer in early spring every year, the best one which is used by many is 10-8-6 fertilizer which contains 10 % nitrogen 8 % phosphorus 6% potassium, this amount is sufficient for cedar tree. So take good care, Most of the time this tree survives. But if freezing can be below the point for a longer period of time and lose its leaves eventually die. Taking good care of blue atlas cedar means watering, feeding plant food(fertilizer) etc. It is possible that your Cedrus Atlantica can get affected with the temperature below freezing. In this plant it is not required as it will be growing in grounds but you can remove the extra grass growing adjacent to the roots of this tree. It includes sand, clay and silt in a proportion of 40:20:40 % and this tree will be good to go as water draining can be smooth now with this. They can tolerate ground soil but you can give them extra minerals for its proper growth.
They need 6-8 hours of sunlight so that it can make its stems and grow bigger & healthy.
Blue atlas cedar full#
It requires full light so no need to grow it in a shade area. Here are the 8 tips on growing Cedrus Atlantica : Light You have to take care of it, this is the time when the tree is making its trunk (main stem of a tree ) strong. These types of Trees (Cedrus Atlantica) are slow growers so you need to stay calm & stop questions on how much time it will take to reach a certain height, as it takes about 15 years to reach 30 feet tall means it will grow only 1 and 1/2 feet every year. Grow Blue Atlas Cedar : When these trees are young you should protect it from heavy winds and storms, those times provide them shelter. These trees love direct sunlight So make sure to choose a good location where it gets proper 8-10 hours sunlight but also it adjusts in shade area’s that’s the beauty of this cedar Tree. This tree (Cedrus Atlantica) can grow in many types of soils but the best one would be a mixture of clay, silt and sand in a ratio of 20-40-40.
The USDA hardiness zone of this plant is 6-9. According to University of Utah and North Carolina Extension gardener the height of blue altas cedar is up to 30-40 feet and it widens 30-40 feet. Some Sources claim it as a subspecies of Lebanon cedar and Some refer to it as a distinct species. This Tree was first discovered on the Middle Atlas & High Atlas of Morocco and one source add one more origin which is Algeria. The Binomial or Scientific name of Blue Atlas Cedar is Cedrus Atlantica ‘Glauca’ and it is from the Pinaceae Family which is a species of Pine Family.
Now let me tell you about its background information. These trees look eye catching in a large area, but if you have a big backyard, you can grow it too. This tree does maintain its narrow cone shape in early years of its life and when its age around 18-20 years it starts widening its shape to pyramidal. The reason why people choose blue atlas cedar over other popular trees is that these are easy to maintain and give a pyramidal shape which looks amazing. Let me Tell you about something that trees are the ones which give a better look to a garden, a lawn or a school. This tree is very graceful and it can be positioned to any landscape. Cedrus Atlantica has silver blue foliage which is very incredible cedars and it expands many branches that makes this blue atlas tree fully evergreen. Blue Atlas Cedar is one of the most popular trees among other Atlas cedars.
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