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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
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
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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