Four years of Abies procera 'DelBar's Cascade'
A very special noble fir, this beauty with hints of blue in the lush green has a most unusual growing habit. Echoing the beautiful Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns', this tree eventually forms an upright leader while the rest of the foliage droops gracefully towards earth. Similarly also to 'Pendula Bruns', occasionally it takes a twist or a turn on it's way upwards, lending itself well to a sculptural form without any training/staking.
It grows a good solid 8-12(20-30 cm) inches most years on the terminal leader and less than six inches(15 cm) of growth elsewhere. It is named after Delbert and Barbara Hupp, of Drake's Christmas Tree farms in Silverton, Oregon. Note the spelling, which as I believe Jason Hupp has asked, is capitalized on the Bar section as well, in honor of Barbara.
This specimen, perhaps 8-10 years old is about six feet tall and is a perfect example of the irregularity present in this great cultivar. It had marginal growth last year on the terminal leader and then suddenly exploded off to a new side leader which appears very dominant.
2010
2011 - Hardened, Winter appearance.
2012
2013
A closeup to the new leader.
And because the internet is a great source of history and references, here's the original tree, photo taken in 2011, at Drake's Crossing nursery. It's probably 25 feet tall.
-Will
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