Abies concolor 'Violacea'

Scientific name: Abies concolor 'Violacea'

Common name: Violacea White fir

Synonyms: Picea concolor var. violacea, A.Murray bis, Gard. Chron., n.s., 12: 684 (1875), Abies concolor var. violacea (A. Murray bis) Beissn. in H. Jaeger & L .Beissner, Ziergehloze Gart. Park., ed. 2: 432 (1884), Abies concolor f. violacea (A. Murray bis) Beissn., Handb. Conif.: 45 (1887), Pinus concolor f. violacea, (A.Murray bis) Voss in K.Putlitz & L.Meyer, Landlexikon 4: 775 (1913)

Selection: 1875 by Andrew Dickson Murray (1812 - 1878)  

Publication: Ziergeholze der Garten und Parkanlagen (1884), by Hermann Jager (1815 - 1890) & Ludwig Beissner (1843 - 1927)

Growth shape: Conical (pyramidal)

Intensity of growth / year: Large (30 -  cm)

Adult size: 5 - 15 m

Needles: 2 - 6 cm, blue green