Mossy Spot
Blue Atlas Cedar 1

Perhaps Literati / Cedar Deadora (probably) root stock

Starterdead
Acquired
Dec 26, 2022
Training since
Mar 5, 2023
Origin
Apr 1, 2002
Provenance
Home Depot - purchased a tall and lanky blue atlas cedar grafted on maybe a deodor cedar rootstock.
Took multiple cuttings and even tried an air layer. Ultimately it never worked and I ended up composting the remains.

Care History8 entries

Other — Died

Died

Air Layer

Air layered the tree to see if there is anything to do with it. It presents a challenging design problem.

Side Yard
Observation

Photos taken

Pictures of the cuttings and the air layer on the parent tree.

Courtyard
Air Layer

Attempted air layer.

Courtyard
Other — Took cuttings

Chopped top off, took 17 cuttings into rooting hormone and potting soil. Straightened and reduced roots, exposed nebari. Considering taking remaining cuttings with rooting hormone and water, and discontinuing work on this tree since it has a graft onto Deadora Cedar (probably) root stock. . Grafted a couple blue atlas cedar branches into deadora cedar trunk, could be interesting if they succeed.

Courtyard
Prune

Chopped top off, took 17 cuttings into rooting hormone and potting soil. Straightened and reduced roots, exposed nebari. Considering taking remaining cuttings with rooting hormone and water, and discontinuing work on this tree since it has a graft onto Deadora Cedar (probably) root stock. . Grafted a couple blue atlas cedar branches into deadora cedar trunk, could be interesting if they succeed.

Courtyard
Repot

Chopped top off, took 17 cuttings into rooting hormone and potting soil. Straightened and reduced roots, exposed nebari. Considering taking remaining cuttings with rooting hormone and water, and discontinuing work on this tree since it has a graft onto Deadora Cedar (probably) root stock. . Grafted a couple blue atlas cedar branches into deadora cedar trunk, could be interesting if they succeed.

Courtyard
Acquired

Lanky one, maybe a source for props.

Excited to see if I can propogate this tree. It's grafted, probalby on a deodor cedar.

Courtyard

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' — Quick Reference

Placement
Full sun
Watering
Low to moderate
Repotting
Every 2-3 years
Pruning
Structural in spring, maintenance summer
Fertilization
Balanced
Wiring
Spring or Autumn