Abies pinsapo 'Glauca'

Common name: Blue Spanish fir

Synonyms: Abies pinsapo var. Glauca, Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 304 (1867), Picea pinsapo var. Glauca, (Carrière) Gordon, Pinetum, ed. 2: 427 (1875), Abies pinsapo f. glauca, (Carrière) Beissn., Handb. Conif.: 43 (1887), Pinus pinsapo f. glauca, (Carrière) Voss in K.Putlitz & L.Meyer, Landlexikon 4: 775 (1913)

Selection: Desfosse & Thuillier Nursery in Orleans, France.

Publication: Traité général des conifères (1867), by Elie-Abel Carrière (1818 - 1896)

Origin: Seedling selection

Growth shape: Broad upright or oval

Intensity of growth / year: Intermediate (15 – 30 cm)

Adult size:  3 – 7 m

Conifer color: Blue

Rootstock: Abies cephalonica