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.

Supplied Size: 3L containers (freshly potted at 20 - 30 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
• 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.