Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Trees
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Standard Tree
Mature Height & Spread: 15-25' x 15-25'
Natural Growth Habit: Upright
Native To: Africa, Hybrid
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water
Flower Color: Insignificant
Special Features: Deer Resistant / Hedge / Screen
Container Sizes: #15, 24" Box
Sunset Garden Zones: 8, 9, 13-24, H1, H2
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
If you’re looking for a cool blue specimen tree, look no further than the Crystal Blue Fern Pine. Podocarpus gracilior ‘Crystal Blue’ is an evergreen pine that grows 15-25’ tall and wide. This hybrid is notable for its powdery, glaucous foliage that gives the tree its namesake silver-blue color. A native to Africa, ‘Crystal Blue’ is cold hardy to 30° F and may need protection in colder weather. Plant in full sun or part shade. Use as a specimen, screen or lawn tree, and constrast ‘Crystal Blue’s’ wide leaves with bright green shrubs or grasses.
If you’re looking for a cool blue specimen tree, look no further than the Crystal Blue Fern Pine. Podocarpus gracilior ‘Crystal Blue’ is an evergreen pine that grows 15-25’ tall and wide. This hybrid is notable for its powdery, glaucous foliage that gives the tree its namesake silver-blue color. A native to Africa, ‘Crystal Blue’ is cold hardy to 30° F and may need protection in colder weather. Plant in full sun or part shade. Use as a specimen, screen or lawn tree, and constrast ‘Crystal Blue’s’ wide leaves with bright green shrubs or grasses.
