The Blue Atlas Cedar is a conifer that bears strikingly silvery-blue-green needles, which make it a spectacular standout in any landscape. It will be large at maturity, potentially attaining a height of 60-feet with a 40-foot spread. However, in ideal growing conditions, it can get bigger – so it needs a lot of space to accommodate its full size. Its growth rate is slow to medium, compared with other conifers. When young, its crown is a narrow pyramidal shape with open, horizontal, sometimes upright branches; with age, its shape becomes thicker and wider.