Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo
Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
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Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo
Pinus cembra 'Compacta Glauca', 2019 photo, Common Name: Swiss stone pine, Size: 8x5ft., blue-green-white needles, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-F for 38.1 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 1981.
American Conifer Society: Pinus cembra ‘Compacta Glauca’ is a compact, upright-conical selection of Arolla pine with short, thick semi-fastigiate branches and fluffy, blue-green-white needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 7.5 feet (2.5 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 10 inches (25 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected around 1930 by C. Frets & Son Nursery, Boskoop, The Netherlands. In the Latin language, “compacta glauca” translates into “compact blue.”
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers. One of the original conifers of the Harper Collection.
#Pinus #Swissstonepine
Satellite View using Google Maps