Description
A 30-40m tall tree with loose and open,pyramidal crown,native to Algeria and the Atlas Mountains of Morocco,at an altitude of 1,370,2,200m.The branches ascend steeply,with an errect or slightly leaning central leader,broadening with age.The needles are bluish green,25mm long and 1-1.5mm wide,in false whorls of 20-45.The pollen-cones are 2-4cm long.The immature seed cones are light green with purplish edges to the scales,ripening to light purplish brown,5-7x4cm.It is regarded by some authorities as a subspecies or variety of C.libani.Hardiness zone 6-7.