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Николай Левашов «Источник жизни. Часть 5. Природа и разум»

The Blue Atlas Cedar is a cedar native to the Atlas Mountains Atlas Mountains
of Algeria (Tell Atlas) and Morocco (in the Rif and Middle Atlas, and locally in the
High Atlas). It is variously treated as a variety or subspecies of Lebanon Cedar Cedrus
libani var. atlantica. Atlantica Glauca — It is a medium-sized to large tree, 30-35 m
(rarely 40m) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5-2 m. It forms forests on mountain sides
at 1,370-2,200 m, often in pure forests, or mixed with Algerian Fir, junipers, oaks and
maples. It is very similar in all characters to the other varieties of Lebanon Cedar;
differences are hard to discern. It is common in cultivation in temperate climates. In
garden settings it is most often the glaucous forms that are planted as ornamental trees.
'Glauca' — Known as the Blue Atlas Cedar. Most commonly used and more available
than the species. Has blue-green needle color. Perhaps more accurately a variety
(similar to the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens var. glauca)). Seedlings grown
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from blue-needled plants will exhibit a range of needle colors from blue to green .

3 Information taken from Conifers, «The Illustrated Encyclopedia», Volume 1.
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