Blaue Atlas-Zeder

Family: PinaceaeHome: Atlas Mountains in North AfricaSince the mid-19th century, the blue Atlas cedar has been found in parks in Central and Southern Europe as an ornamental tree. The "blue form" is more winter-hardy and can therefore also be planted in less climatically favorable locations.The blue Atlas cedar is endangered and has been included in the list of endangered plant species.The Atlas cedar is an evergreen tree with growth heights of 40 meters.Use: Cedar wood and cedar oil were probably already used by the Phoenicians and Romans as valuable raw materials.The Cedar (Wisdom from the Orient)"I grow slowly. My time is a long patience. I grew on everything that was given to me, no frost too sudden, no cold too harsh.I grow in the darkness from which I rose, I grow in the light in which I sway."(www.aphorismen.de Zeder)

Opening hours & season

• 18.05.2026 – 18.05.2050daily00:00–23:59