Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 120

Spread: 30 – 40 with a maximum of 90 – 100

Habit: Upright form with blue-green needles

Light: Sun or partial shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained, deep, loamy soil preferable but will tolerate sandy or clay soil

Flowers: 2 – 3 long male cones; erect female cones in upper part of tree

Fruit: 2 1/4 – 4 long, glaucous green cones

Landscape use: Good specimen tree, especially when fully mature; allow ample room for development

History: Native range is Algeria and Morocco on the Atlas Mountains; introduced before 1840

Pests\Problems: Pests: black scale and deodar weevil; Problems: tip blight and root rot

Significant Features: Bluish-green color, not as magnificent as the species