Dwarf Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea 'Nana'
Very small globe-shaped evergreen shrub. Dense dark green needles on horizontal spreading branches help make this an outstanding specimen for rock gardens and mixed borders.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-bees bal-SAM-ee-a |
| Key feature: | Rock Garden Plant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 6 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dwarf Plant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Rock Garden |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 0008 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
A perfect specimen for a rock garden or as a bonsai. Also pretty mixed with brighter, lower-growing groundcovers. Makes a dark, green cushion amid smaller flowering perennials.
Very small globe-shaped evergreen shrub. Dense dark green needles on horizontal spreading branches help make this an outstanding specimen for rock gardens and mixed borders.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
A perfect specimen for a rock garden or as a bonsai. Also pretty mixed with brighter, lower-growing groundcovers. Makes a dark, green cushion amid smaller flowering perennials.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-bees bal-SAM-ee-a |
| Key feature: | Rock Garden Plant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 6 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow growing to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Fragrant |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dwarf Plant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Rock Garden |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 0008 |
