Blue Atlas Cedar
4 foot
$395.00
Sale price
$395.00
Regular price
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Blue Atlas Cedar
$395.00
Sale price
$395.00
Regular price
Blue Atlas Cedar
Elevate your North Georgia landscape with the timeless elegance of the Blue Atlas Cedar, a standout evergreen conifer prized for its striking silvery-blue foliage and majestic architectural presence.This classic cedar features dense clusters of short, stiff, silvery-blue to glaucous-blue needles that provide year-round color and texture. The powder-blue foliage creates a stunning contrast against the rugged bark and broad branching structure, delivering a dramatic and sophisticated display that anchors any Piedmont or North Georgia garden.A vigorous, pyramidal evergreen tree when young that broadens and flattens with age, the Blue Atlas Cedar typically grows 40–60 feet tall and 30–40 feet wide at maturity (with potential for larger sizes over decades), making it ideal for large foundation plantings, specimen trees, screening, windbreaks, or as a striking focal point in the North Georgia climate. It offers excellent heat and drought tolerance once established—key for our hot, humid summers—providing enduring structure and winter interest.
Key Features:
- Foliage: Silvery-blue to glaucous-blue evergreen needles in dense tufted clusters for year-round beauty
- Size: 40–60 ft. tall and 30–40 ft. wide at maturity
- Habit: Pyramidal when young, becoming broad and flat-topped with horizontal branches
- Hardiness: Zones 6–9 (perfectly suited for North Georgia’s USDA zones)
- Light: Full sun to partial shade (best color and form in full sun)
- Soil: Prefers well-drained, acidic to neutral, organic-rich soil—common in many North Georgia gardens with proper amendment