Glauca Prostrata Noble Fir
Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’
This is an evergreen ground-cover during 10 years grows to 60 cm in height and up to 1.8 m across, an annual growth rate of 15-20 cm. Noble fir is a beautiful spreading evergreen conifer with stunning, silvery-blue foliage that is soft to the touch. The needles grow up to 30 mm long and 1.3 mm wide. The cones are yellow, 5-7 mm. The seeds are thick, cylindrical, with two layers of scales, reach 25 cm and up to 6 cm in diameter. The young buds are green and the mature buds are red-brown.
Full sun lover, tolerates partial shade. It requires a fertile, well drained moist soil. Frost-hardy.