Blue Cedar Bonsai

Firm the surface of the soil in the pot and spread a 1 2 inch layer of sphagnum moss over the surface.
Blue cedar bonsai. The needles are longer and tend to grow along the stem rather in clusters like the other cedars. This cedar has little bonsai potential in my opinion. The blue atlas cedar is a coniferous evergreen so named because of its characteristic beautiful tufted. Transfer the cedar to the bonsai pot planting it in coarse well drained soil with a high sand content.
Cedrus atlantica glauca pendula weeping blue atlas cedar. Blue atlas cedar is hardy in u s. Has a conical habit becoming more open as the tree matures. Has glaucous curtains of evergreen blue needles dangle from arching scaffold branches which can be wired to choice.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9 though some of its cultivars have different usda zone ranges. The cedrus atlantica has striking blue needles that can quickly draw attention in any bonsai show or display. Blue atlantic cedar this stunning evergreen conifer can be a very large specimen tree to over 100 feet in the landscape. Step 3 prune your cedar tree to begin forming the desired shape.
Great tree for color texture and overall dramatics. Making a blue atlas cedar look like a. The sharply pointed leaves are arranged in whorls. Twisted branches filled with powdery to deep blue needles sun and shade change the hue this tree can be trained into many shapes or simply guided straight up and then left to weep downward.
It has an easy to form trunk which allows you to modify the tree into different styles. It has a very fibrous root system and is universally used as cedar understock. The size of the cones tend to be somewhat smaller. Species and varieties suitable for bonsai include.
Find great deals on ebay for cedar bonsai in bonsai plants. The cedrus atlantica or the blue atlas is among the most prized bonsai species. Similar in all characteristics to the other varieties of lebanon cedar with differences that are hard to discern. Cedrus atlantica atlas cedar fissured silver grey bark produces roughly 4 sided darkgeen glaucous blue pointed leaves to 2 5cm long.