Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA

Common name: wintergold white fir

Family: Pinaceae

Hardiness: Zone 4a -30 to -25 F

Life form: Evergreen conifer

Usage: Ornamental accent plant

Comments: ‘Wintergold’ is a dwarf cultivar of the white fir which slowly grows to about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The foligae on this evergreen tree changes color through the seasons. New spring growth is a bright chartreuse that turns darker green in the summer, and finally transitions to a golden green in the fall and winter. Introduced by Günther Horstmann from Germany in 1959 selected from seedlings.