Horstmann Blue Atlas Cedar is a dwarf conifer tree with an irregular pyramidal habit and short tufts of icy silver-blue needles. Prefers full sun and rich, moist, well-drained acidic soils. Heat and drought tolerant once established, and can tolerate alkaline soils.
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Height: |
8' - 10' |
Spread: |
5' - 7' |
Spacing: |
6’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Tip blight may occur. Branches may break in heavy snow.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Screening, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Crape Myrtle, Magnolia, Japanese Maple
IMAGES: Famartin, 2022-05-21 13 07 23 A Horstmann Blue Atlas Cedar along Tranquility Court in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Megan Hansen, Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann' 2, (3) Sunshine Farm & Nursery, Dwarf Blue Atlas Cedar
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.