Compact White Fir Abies concolor 'Compacta'
- Phonetic Spelling
- A-bees KON-kol-or
- Description
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Compact White Fir is a dwarf fir with lovely blue-green needles that contrasts nicely with plants with greener leaves. It can be left to its natural irregular shape or be pruned round or conical. It grows slowly and does best in sun to part shade in moist rich well-drained soils. It requires climates with cool summers and long winters and does not tolerate clay soils or the humidity south of zone 7. Use in a rock garden, as a border or even in a container.
Insects Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Relatively problem free. Watch for aphids.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Abies
- Species:
- concolor
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Deer resistant
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Rarely browsed by deer.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 6 in. - 4 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Dense
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Purple/Lavender
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Cones 3 to 6 inches long, upright, brown-purple, appearing on the branches after the plant is 40 or more years old.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No Flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Prickly
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has 2- to 3-inch attractive, sickle-shaped needles. The needles can be powder blue, blue-green, bright green, or gray-blue.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Bark Description:
- Smooth ash-gray bark furrows with age.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
