Abies fraseri 'Hal's' is a very slow growing upright form of Fraser fir with dark green foliage. A plant of this cultivar is in The Harper Collection of Dwarf & Rare Conifers, Hidden Lake Gardens, in Tipton, Michigan. The current plant is estimated to be about 14 years of age in 2004 and is about 18 inches (45 cm) wide and and about 30 inches (76 cm) high.
Originated by Julian Potts, a early nurseryman from Chesterland, Ohio, approximately 1975. Several cuttings of this plant were secured by Joe Stupka, a nurseryman from Pulaski, Pennsylvania, from a collector by the name of 'Hal', who lived nearby the old Julian Potts Nursery.
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