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Abies pinsapo
'Glauca'
Blue Spanish Fir
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Abies |
| Species |
| pinsapo |
| Cultivar |
| 'Glauca' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-9) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 15 |
| Height |
| 13 - 14 m |
| Spread |
| 4 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Slow growing evergreen conifer. |
| Landscape |
| A low maintenance architectural plant used as; vertical accents, hedges, screening, natural garden landscapes, rock gardens and windbreaks. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist well-drained slightly acidic soil. Full sun and will excel if grown in a sheltered location. |
| Shape |
| Dense, pyramidal form and horizontal branching. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Grey-green needles arranged all around the shoot. |
| Pests |
| No major issues. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Cones are a cylinder shape, about 9 - 12 cm long. |
| Leaf Description |
| Short, stiff needles and whorled arrangement around the branches. |
| Colour Description |
| The bark is grey in colour. The cones are a pinkish-purple in spring and turn to brown throughout the year. The needles are a greyish-blue. |
| Texture Description |
| The bark is smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, Cornwall, England. The A. M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Wood cuttings. Best done in January taking cuttings from the ends of branches. Dip the end of branch in rooting hormone and plant in potting containers filled with 50/50 mix of perlite and peat moss. Place outside, covering all except the buds with mulch, soil or compost to protect roots from freezing. New growth by spring. |
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