Abies fraseri 'Prostrata' / Prostrate Fraser's fir
Abies fraseri 'Prostrata' is a low-growing, prostrate selection of Fraser's fir with dense, short needles, and gray-green undersides. Mature trees remain under 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, but can reach 13 feet (4 m) in diameter, an annual growth rate of 8 to 12 inches (20 - 30 cm), significantly more outward than up.
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 1916 by Seth L. Kelsey, of Boxford, Massachusetts, USA.
Abies fraseri 'Prostrata' at Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Clinton, Iowa, in the Heartland Collection of Garden Conifers' photo from March 2004.
Photo by Dax Herbst
Abies fraseri 'Prostrata' — a closeup of foliage and a solitary seed cone.
Photo by Bill Barger
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