BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

One of the most colourful and stately of all conifers, Abies procera 'Glauca' will produce eye-catching, upright, large (up to 25 cm long), steel-blue cones which turn bronze/brown as they age. As a young plant this is usually grown for the lovely blue foliage and cones. Mature specimens will in many years time also have splendid trunks and an elegant, slender habit.

Features

• Common name: Blue Noble Fir.
• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Rate of Growth: Slow until established then moderate.
• Habit: Eventually a large tree with a pyramidal, upright habit.
• Height: 20 m (65 ft).
• Spread: 8 m (26 ft).
• Notes: Abies procera 'Glauca' is initially slow growing and they are available as a young, small plants. After one or two years, once established, it starts to grow at a more vigorous rate.
• Size: 20 - 30 cm tall in 3L containers