Scientific Name:
Abies balsamea
'Nana'
Pronunciation:
AY-beez bal-SAY-mee-uh
Common Name:
dwarf balsam fir
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Needles spirally arranged, flat, linear, 1-2cm long x 1-2mm wide, dark green, two white stomatal lines underneath, rounded tip, notched; buds are resinous; cones absent.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Canada - central, Canada - eastern, Garden origin, U.S. - central, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
This cultivar does not produce male cones (sterile)
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Cv. Nana does not produce female cones (sterile)
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Root rot, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Specific Pests:
bud worms
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.3
- (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : 700
- (OSS) Overpass planting South Side
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West