Atlas Cedar - Cedrus atlantica

Rather conical in shape with a long trunk and widely spaced ascending branches. It has tufts of 30 to 45 blue-green needles with translucent points. The most common cultivar is Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca', known as the Blue Atlantic Cedar, with whitish-blue needles.

Cedar of Lebanon

Tip of tree erect or stiffly curved, not pendent; branches level or ascending. Leaves usually glaucous or blue/grey, but may be dark green; some cultivars have very blue leaves

Photograph of whole tree.  It may not be possible to verify young specimens from photos

Usually found in parks and gardens as a planted tree.

All year round.

Evergreen.

Widespread as a planted tree in Britain.

Not well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not included in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.