Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 6 – 9

Height: 40 – 60 with a maximum of 120

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

Habit: In youth: overall pyramidal; At maturity: flat-topped with horizontally spreading branches

Light: Sun or partial shade

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

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

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

Landscape use: Handsome 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, extremely picturesque