Blue China Fir 'Glauca'

Does anyone know who sells these plants? I’ve found the “basic” plant but not the Glauca (blue). And I’ve found seeds.

Hi. I’ve been observing this species since 1970ish. And studying and planting trees since 1966, documented. The great Nashville freeze ...Read Moreof Jan. 20, 1985 (-17 F) killed every China-Fir in Tennessee, to the ground, even the ones at the governor’s mansion. Luckily this species resprouts great, so almost none were totally obliterated. The one I own at this time, here at http://www.WhiteHouseArboretum.com is of quintessential and elite form. Mine is the blue form, or ‘glauca’ type. It’s about 40’ tall, 10” dbh, and beautifully excurrent in shape. Most people allow multiple trunks, which it strongly tries to do, but I have never, because I believe it develops a much better tree with only one trunk. I posted a photo of it, and others, in the regular species section. Here at my arboretum, the past 15 years, the low temp hasn’t passed -8 F, so it hasn’t been hurt too bad yet. I love this prehistoric tree, not just for its history, but for its uniqueness and beauty. I haven’t found the pokie needles to be a problem, they cut up when mowing very easily. See my 5 photos in the regular species section. Randy Allen

We have a Cunninghamia lanceolata with two trunks. It is a beautiful tall tree between 40' - 50'. It does through off some very sharp p...Read Moreiercing frond like branches as it sheds. When it throws off a secondary shot, these have very deep tap roots and are hard to pull up. We are in zone 7B and even with sub-zero temperatures in winter and red clay soil this tree loves it's environment enough to grow to 50'!

We have one of these. It's been doing well in Zone 6, partly- to mostly shade. It was planted by a previous owner, we estimate it to be...Read More about 20-25 years old. It is now about 18 to 24 feet tall, and kind of "leggy", which is probably due to less than optimal sun exposure. It does drop most of its "leaves" in the winter, so it can be messy in that regard. (The leaves are each about a foot long, with hundreds of the little leaflets each.) The branches tend to droop, so it's probably best to give it some space and not plan on using the area underneath it.