Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas

Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann'

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Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas (Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann') at Job's Nursery

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas

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Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas (Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann') at Job's Nursery

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas foliage

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas foliage

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Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas (Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann') at Job's Nursery

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas

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Height:  15 feet

Spread:  10 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  5b

Description:

A tremendous, semi-dwarf variety, with a more irregular, upright habit and silvery-blue needles; an excellent choice for smaller landscapes

Ornamental Features

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas is primarily valued in the landscape for its characteristic tiered habit of growth. It has attractive silvery blue evergreen foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain silvery blue throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas is an open evergreen tree with a stunning habit of growth which features almost oriental horizontally-tiered branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and may require the occasional pruning to look its best. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Vertical Accent
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Cedar, Horstmann Blue Atlas will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets.

Special Attributes

These evergreens do shed inside foliage in the autumn or spring. Cedars have male and female reproductive parts on one tree. 1 3/4-2 inch Male flowers are catkins or pollen cones and are on lower branches in autumn. Blue female cones grow upright on higher branches getting 3 3/4 inches, taking 2 years to mature. All parts of the tree is classified as toxic.

 
 
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