Abies

Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’

Pacific silver fir 'White Pass' cultivar with horizontal growth pattern.
Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’ grafted specimen 2023

Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’ is a columnar growing Pacific silver fir broom found up in the White Pass area in the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington on Labor Day weekend in 2018. We used our snow-shoes to access and harvest the broom in January 2019. The upright growing broom was dense and measured about 4 by 2 feet in dimension. This new Abies amabilis cultivar grafted well with nearly 100% take! Surprisingly, the new cultivars so far have a horizontal growth pattern. Time will tell if the growth pattern becomes more vertical like the broom!

Cheryl finding cool columnar Pacific fir broom!
“Eureka! I have found it!”
Close up of Abies amabilis 'White Pass' upright broom.
Close up of Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’
Cheryl excited to harvest the Abies amabilis 'White Pass broom in January!
Successful harvest of Pacific silver fir broom ‘White Pass’! It landed on it’s feet (trunk)!
Abies amabilis 'White Pass'
Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’
Abies amabilis 'White Pass'
Abies amabilis ‘White Pass’