Abies balsamea 'Cree's Blue' / Cree's Blue balsam fir

Abies balsamea 'Cree's Blue' is an outstandingly Blue-colored seedling. Seldom grown.

A distinctive, bright Blue, compact, irregularly shrubby dwarf cultivar. (RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers, 2012)

Discovered in a Christmas tree plantation in the nursery of Leighton G. Cree of Colebrook, NH.

Abies balsamea 'Cree's Blue' / Cree's Blue balsam fir

RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
3 (-30 to -40 F / -34.4 to -40 C)

HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
ORIGIN: Seedling Selection
COLOR: Blue
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SIZE: Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years

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Abies balsamea 'Cree's Blue' / Cree's Blue balsam fir

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