| Description | Blue Compact Rocky Mountain Fir (Abies lasiocarpa arizonica Gluaca Compacta) has powder blue needles growing into a compact pyramidal plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-bez)(kor-e-A-na) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | Grows best in the cooler end of its hardiness zone. |
| Leaves | needles, glaucous to bluish |
| Cultivar Origin | First, cultivation was in 1927 (#03) |
| Misc Facts | Abies lasiocarpa is a large tree called the Subalpine fir, and Abies lasiocarpa var arizonica has corkier bark and is called the Cork Bark Fir. Abies lasiocarpa var arizonica Glauca Compacta is compact and much smaller with bluish to bluish gray needles and is called Blue Compact Rocky Mountain Fir |
| Notes & Reference | #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #265-Conifers for the Garden (Richard L. Bitner) |
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