Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' is a fast-growing, irregular-weeping selection of Atlas cedar with dense, cloaked branches holding clusters of powdery steel-blue needles. Its form is extremely controllable with training; it is often seen treated as espalier, ground cover, or most-often as a magnificent solitary specimen.
Even though plants can be slow to develop character, this is definitely not a dwarf conifer. Terminals can extend up to 2 feet (60 cm) on a yearly basis and, over time, will become a massive tree. It is extremely tolerant of xeric conditions and for best performance, must be sited in full sun.
This cultivar likely originated around 1900 as a seedling selected by Paillet Nursery, Chatenay France. Paillet with the assistance of Ludwig Beissner who named and formally described it upon introduction to the nursery trade.
