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Taxon
Abies alba 'Aargau'
Common name:
Aargau European silver fir
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym:
Abies alba 'Aargan'
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A slow-growing dwarf evergreen conifer with a rounded, bun-like habit. Begins growing wider than tall but slowly produces a leader giving it a squat Christmas tree shape, in time. Needles are dark above, 2 bands of white stomata beneath. Good used as a specimen plant or in a rock garden.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CK10
(CK10)
• Accession: D2000-0342.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual