Description

A stunning dwarf version of this southern Rocky Mountain fir with distinctly blue foliage all season long, very slow growing, retains its mounded spreading habit for many years; tolerates drier conditions than most firs

Landscape Attributes

Arizona Compact Rocky Mountain Fir is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Arizona Compact Rocky Mountain Fir is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Arizona Compact Rocky Mountain Fir will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. This is a selection of a native North American species.