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Abies concolor
'Blue Cloak'
Blue Cloak Fir
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Abies |
| Species |
| concolor |
| Cultivar |
| 'Blue Cloak' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 - 5a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -35 - (-29) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - (-20) |
| Height |
| 50 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Excellent specimen plant, although not very resistant to damage from pollution. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in sun in cool, wet soil, avoiding exposure to drying winds. |
| Pests |
| May be attacked by adelgids (Adelges), as well as by bagworms (Thyridopterux epheneraeformis) and the caterpillars of the hemlock looper (Lambdina fiscellaria). |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Plant on well-drained sites in early or mid-autumn, keeping a 1 m radius weed-free and mulched. |
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