{"id":6142,"date":"2014-12-13T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2014-12-05T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T14:00:48","slug":"provide-space-for-weeping-blue-atlas-cedar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2014\/12\/13\/provide-space-for-weeping-blue-atlas-cedar\/","title":{"rendered":"Provide Space For Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Weeping<\/a>

Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC<\/p><\/div>\n

Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica<\/em>) hails from the Atlas Mountains in northern Morocco and Algeria (USDA hardiness zone 6-9). \u2018Glauca Pendula\u2019 is a popular weeping form with blue green needle foliage. It is\u00a0found in limited quantities\u00a0at full service garden centers.<\/p>\n

Mature forms of weeping blue atlas cedars\u00a0take up\u00a0lots of space. When young\u00a0its\u00a0natural weeping form\u00a0perform as a ground cover and requires support on\u00a0stout vertical stakes,\u00a0trellises, pergolas, or espaliered against a wall. It may reach heights of 30-40 feet if purposely supported on a vertical pole to grow skyward.\u00a0Each year the wire or nylon\u00a0ties must be loosened and retied to\u00a0avoid stem girdling. Spread, height and\u00a0plant form is\u00a0dependent on how the tree was trained (and pruned).<\/p>\n

Placement is often the worse mistake a plant buyer makes.\u00a0Allow plenty of room for branches to spread. Set a specimen\u00a0many feet away from a home\u00a0and garage. Also, keep distant from walkways and public sidewalks.\u00a0Older trees become flat-topped and are a beautiful sight to behold<\/p>\n

Tufts of 1-inch long deep blue needles develop from late spring through early fall. Needle color over winter washes out to slate blue;\u00a0it may\u00a0lose most needles where winter temps are severe. The 3-4 inch long cylinder shape cones lay above the needle foliage and need two years to mature.<\/p>\n

Blue Atlas prefers a deep, well-drained, slightly acidic soil.\u00a0Heavy snow loads may result in some breakage. Pest and disease problems are rare if planted on an open full sun site along with\u00a0adequate air movement. Permit 2-year establishment period; keep adequately watered in a hot dry summer. A multi-year old\u00a0specimen\u00a0develops exceptional heat and drought toughness.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/a>

Young specimen in Staten Island, NY Garden with other dwarf conifers<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) hails from the Atlas Mountains in northern Morocco and Algeria (USDA hardiness zone 6-9). \u2018Glauca Pendula\u2019 is a popular weeping form with blue green needle foliage. It is\u00a0found in limited quantities\u00a0at full service garden centers. Mature forms of weeping blue atlas cedars\u00a0take up\u00a0lots of space. When young\u00a0its\u00a0natural weeping form\u00a0perform as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,839,674,806,800,774,601,729,630,823,7,113,850,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6142"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7109,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6142\/revisions\/7109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}