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Abies alba 'Compacta'
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Common name:
dwarf European silver fir
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym:
Abies alba 'Nana Compacta'
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A slow-growing dwarf rounded evergreen with needles dark green above, 2 bands of white stomata beneath. About 3' tall and wide in 10 years. Good used as a specimen plant or in a rock garden.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
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• Accession: D2015-0167.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual