| Description | Graceful Grace Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) a hardy conifer that grows upright with weeping branches, or can be trained into a pendulous, bonsai-like tree or standard. |
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| Pronunciation | (soo-do-TSOO-ga)(men-ZEE-see-i) |
| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | Evergreen needles are long, blue-green (glaucous), |
| Stems | The branches and tips will weep. |
| Dimensions | 25 by 15 feet (HS) when grown as a tree. When staked, the height will be determined by the position of the stake. |
| Cultivar Origin | This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in the late 1960s from seedlings at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, by Robert Ziegler from York County, Pennsylvania. 'Graceful Grace' is named in honor of Ziegler's wife. |
| Notes & Reference | #201-Isles Nursery web site (www.iselinursery.com), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), |