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Abies balsamea ‘Glauca’

Abies balsamea 'Glauca' grows like the species but has Blue foliage. (Robert L. Fincham) According to Humphrey Welch and Gordon Haddow in their 1993 A World Checklist of Conifers, it probably is not distinct from 'Coerulescens.'

First reported by Beissner 1899.




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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Blue
GROWTH SHAPE:Narrow Pyramid or Columnar
GROWTH SIZE:Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:(unknown)


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