Was this "Blue Noble Fir" grafted?

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) May 04, 2014

Are there any seed strains of blue colored Noble Firs or are all the odd types grafted? Or could this be from old girdling? It goes all the way around. The label did not specifically list a cultivar name.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) May 04, 2014

I think that is the rare and choice selection Abies procera 'Vivian Leigh'...

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) May 05, 2014

Yep, that's a grafted tree, maybe of the cultivar 'Glauca', though a lot of trees in the wild are naturally as blue as this (so yes, blue seedlings are available).

From the bark at the base, my guess would be on A. alba or A. nordmanniana.

Resin

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) May 06, 2014

Thanks!
I am impressed that VV can suggest specific cultivar without closeups, and that Resin is able to suggest species by a little bit of bark.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) May 06, 2014

You should see the impression I make when I slip on muddy ground - or fall into a tree spade hole at a nursery.

It's what I do...

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