Cedrus atlantica

Common name: Atlas cedar

Family name: Pinaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-9

Mature height and spread:  13-20m; 10-11m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep, well-drained, acidic loams; full sun

Leaf arrangement:  clustered on short shoot or alternate on long shoot, about 2cm, shorter than deodara

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  female cone are upright, imbricate, barrel-shape

Limitations: drought tolerant

Suitable uses:  specimen plant

Quick ID description:  short needle; imbricate, barrel-shape

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/ceat.htm

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a157

http://conifersaroundtheworld.com/photos/cedrus_atlantica_cones_rbgedinburgh