Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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
Special Features: Deer Resistant / Hedge / Screen
Container Sizes: #15, 24" Box
Sunset Garden Zones: 8, 9, 13-24, H1, H2
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.
