It’s funny that I had never been aware of these conifers, the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar before seeing my first one at M&S Harley Davidson in Chambersburg a couple of years ago and now I see them everywhere since I planted mine. Actually I saw the whole landscape picture and nothing in specific on our rides, but now my favorite pastime while riding is looking for them. We found a monster in Gettysburg last weekend, but I didn’t have my camera so we’ll definitely be making a trip back so I can get a photo for my collection.

I guess just like anything we see only what we want to see. The ones below are within a mile radius of us and I now have noticed them in front of the dentist office, 3 in front of the church down the street and smaller versions popping up all over the neighborhood. I know some of these huge monsters have always been there, I just never saw them before. They grow a foot to a foot and a half a year so the one below has to be really old and it’s supported with a suspension system to train it to grow out as a living fence. I’m sure in a few years the other one next to the house will start sprawling.

The 3 below are of the same Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar which we found by accident and I was in awe of this assume looking specimen. I was happy I had my camera with me and Bill was nice enough to pull over so I could get some photo’s of this monster. He did tell me people are weird and someone might come out and shout at me for taking pictures, but I really didn’t care. I think I will start carrying my camera everywhere because I might miss some cool specimens otherwise.

Like I said in another post Bill thinks these are creepy looking, but he let me have one anyways. I already have my one and only lead training to go up in the air instead of grow closer to the ground like the one sprawling above because I certainly don’t have room in my back yard to let it grow like that where ever it wants. In a couple years I will put together a support system so I can train it to go where I want it. According to articles I’ve been reading it takes about a year to harden the way you want it to grow.

In the mean time I’ll keep having fun looking for all the different shapes and taking photo’s.