Description: Large, Evergreen conifer with a broad, spreading crown. The branches are ascending on young trees, but gradually become horizontal with age. The needle-like leaves are arranged in dense clusters along the branches and are nearly silver when young, fading to blue-grey as they mature. Two types of cone are produced. The male cones are produced in autumn and are smaller, upright, pale brown in colour and cylindrical in shape. The female cones are barrel-shaped, green when young and mature to brown over a two-year period, though remain on the tree after opening. Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' is a slow growing tree.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

The specimen planted on the main lAwn at Malverleys is probably the favoured clone of Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', with the technically correct botanical name of C. a. (Glauca Group) 'Glauca'. This clone has the AGM.


Synonym - Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group or Cedrus atlantica var. Glauca.