A slowly growing and particularly characteristic weeping shape of the blue atlas cedar. The lateral branches hang down in large arcs and the loose twigs that grow on them can reach down to the ground. If the main branches are not trained to grow upwards, a broadly spreading manner of growth develops, only a few metres high and several metres broad. If the tree is trained to grow upwards, it reaches a height of approximately 6 m. In that case, it remains somewhat narrower. First the trunk is grey and smooth, but rougher in older trees. Young twigs are first greyish green to greyish brown but turn grey in the second year. The needles, 2 - 2.5 cm long, grow in bundles of 20 - 40 together. Upright cones appear in autumn. This cedar requires ample sun and is highly tolerant of air pollution.