CEDRUS ATLANTICA GLAUCA, the blue Atlas cedar is one of the most desirable of all trees for specimen use. The blue-green leaves are seen at their best on a large tree which can exceed seventy feet in height This tree, which Is comparatively quick growing compared with some conifers, will stand hot dry conditions and polluted atmospheres better than moat trees. There is a pendulous form of Cedrus atlantica, a fastigiated variety and also a yellowish and a silver-blue form. None of these other varieties are commonly available.
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Press, Issue 32535, 19 February 1971, Page 5
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88CEDRUS ATLANTICA GLAUCA, the blue Atlas cedar is one of the most desirable of all trees for specimen use. The blue-green leaves are seen at their best on a large tree which can exceed seventy feet in height This tree, which Is comparatively quick growing compared with some conifers, will stand hot dry conditions and polluted atmospheres better than moat trees. There is a pendulous form of Cedrus atlantica, a fastigiated variety and also a yellowish and a silver-blue form. None of these other varieties are commonly available. Press, Issue 32535, 19 February 1971, Page 5
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