Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica -Glauca Pendula-

Location: 38071 3rd. St.
District: Niles
Native to: Africa
Tree type: conifer
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Evergreen conifer native to Algeria and Morocco in the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa. Short stiff gray green needles surround branch. Cones atop branches. This variant will trail along the ground unless it is staked up, and then the branchlets will shoot down.

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NOTICE: This specimen is located on private property.  DO NOT TRESPASS!  No right to enter private property to view the specimen tree is granted by the Roadside Arboretum.  To prevent the transfer of disease and other considerations, do not touch or take samples from the specimen tree or any other plants on the property.

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