Abies concolor 'King's Gap' is a dwarf, pyramidal selection of shite fir with intense silvery-blue foliage. Young plants will initially present as flattened globes; later, in typical fashion of many dwarf firs, a terminal leader will develop allowing mature plants to become more conical. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will stand 20 inches (50 cm) tall and somewhat narrower, a annual growth rate of around 1.5 to 2 inches (3 - 5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the late 1990s by Gregg Gulden of Suncrest Gardens, Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, at the Cameron-Masland Mansion at the top of Kings Gap State Park, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. To this day a nice old specimen is on display in the Denver Botanic Garden. The plant was originally propagated and distributed to members of the ACS during a National Conference in 2002.
