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Abies procera
'Glauca Prostrata'
Prostrate Blue Noble Fir
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Abies |
| Species |
| procera |
| Cultivar |
| 'Glauca Prostrata' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 - (-23) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 - (-10) |
| Height |
| 70 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A fir with a conic crown, from slender to broad, growing irregular and broken on dry soils. When open grown, the branches begin at the base of the tree. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| The branches of the 'Glauca Prostrata' are notably low, flat and spreading. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth and silver-grey, blistered with resin when young, becoming brown and deeply fissured at maturity. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are silver-blue. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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