I'm sorry to hear you've got problems with yours Firefighter. It was your lovely specimen that beguiled me to get a 'Scooter', is it on the ropes? Tragic if so.

Abies concolor 'Scooter'
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Will,

Words of wisdom. If you have scale...spray the correct insecticide and get rid of it. It will only get worse if you don't.

I had a bad infestation of it. Now I treat once a year and never any signs of it.

Severnside...great specimen.

Dave

Severnside...great specimen

Thanks Dave, it was an OMG moment when I opened the box. I was expecting a little scrap of a thing - even at the not inexpensive price. Captures the light exquisitely especially on a dull early morning conversely.

From the same people who sold me the Pinus sylvestris 'No It Isn't' - so they can get some things very right as well.

Some more white firs, even if I am ashamed to show some of my diseased fellas, sad as they are. Bob Fincham has offered a solution in a Spring application of horticultural oil. I'll be trying this desperately next Spring as Abies concolor cultivars are one of the more beautiful small conifers.

I've only lost one specimen, Abies concolor 'Wattezii Prostrate' which had fits with the scale and might have originated with the disease.

Abies concolor 'Gable's Weeping'. A slow growing semi-weeper. Forms a weepy mound of about 3'x2' in ten years. Not as badly inflicted with my scale problems, I am very hopeful to keep this plant for a long time. Coenosium Garden purchase.
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'Archer's Dwarf'. Easily one of my top 25 favorite conifers, you just have to see a 10-15 year old specimen to really appreciate how outstanding this small tree really is. Some scale issues, but surviving.
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'La Veta'. Strangely, it seems the smaller my plants the less likely they have been affected by my scale issue.
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'Glenmore'. A very nice color, intermediate upright.
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'Scooter'. Making it so far.
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'Bryce Canyon'. Hesitant to pick up more cultivars until I sort out my problem, I had to snag this from Coenosium Gardens offerings this Spring.
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-Will

Sorry to hear about your scale problem, Will. I really like your Blue Sapphire!
I think this is my favorite species. I love the color, texture and arrangement of the needles. Plus they smell like tangerines when crushed! Here are a couple of mine...

Abies concolor "Blue Cloak":
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"Blue Cloak" pollen cones from spring:
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Abies concolor "Violecea":
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Bought from Don Howse as Abies concolor "Wattezii Prostrate"- but because it doesn't flush cream in the spring, Edwin said that it is more likely a side graft of "Violecea":
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Abies concolor "Compacta":
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Abies concolor "Wintergold":
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Abies concolor 'Piggelmee'. It's been moved a couple of times but still put out a second tier of growth faultlessly. Now in the JoshMix(tm) ; ) it will hopefully continue it's progression to a squat but beautifully architectural disc.

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Another pic to throw into to the '11 gallery; new growth on the 'Piggelmee' back in June. Love all the great pics this gallery has got, not many replies but a good record of cultivars nevertheless. Where's Dansgrdn? His pictures last year were astounding.

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My only cultivar: 'La Veta' (means "The Grain" in Spanish), & found as a witches broom, I believe. Seems to have silvery-blue foliage, with blue-green new growth in spring.
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-Sam

Just identified

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rispetto, that Abies concolor 'Spala' is beautiful with those blue needles. Looks like it is going to be a very slow growing dwarf. Thanks for posting.
Dennis

'Piggelmee'

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"Scooter'

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tj

'Violecea'

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'Compacta'

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tj

Super nice! Thanks to the concolor posters!