Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’ (Prostrate noble fir)

Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’

Prostrate noble fir

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Coniferophyta	Conifers—cone-bearing trees (and a few shrubs)
Class	Pinopsida	Gymnosperms such as cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews
Order	Pinales	Cone-bearing plants: cedar, cypress, fir, juniper, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, yew, and others
Family	Pinaceae	Pine family: cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces
Genus	Abies	Latin name for silver fir
Species	procera	“Tall or slender”
Cultivar	‘Glauca Prostrata’	From Greek meaning “bluish-gray” (glaucus), and “prostrate”

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This cultivated variety of noble fir is not found in the wild.

Identification: While the natual variety of noble fir is an upright conifer, this version is low and spreading, more like a juniper, designed for landscaping. It is about 24" (60 cm) tall, spreading horizontally, and bluer in color than its natural progenitor. Needles are soft.

Online References:

Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’ on pnwplants.wsu.edu

Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’ on BackyardGardener.com

Abies procera ‘Glauca’ on florawonder.blogspot.com

Abies procera ‘Glauca Prostrata’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

6/17/2012 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 31 × 21" (78 × 52 cm)

Range: Zones 5-8:

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