Blue Angel aka Blauer Engel Small Blue Japanese White Pine
Botanical Reference: Pinus parviflora
 
A slow-growing, upright evergreen conifer with silver blue needles. Has a lush, rich appearance in the landscape. Prefers full sun in well-drained soil. 6' tall x 2.5' wide in 10 years. Hardy to -20 degrees. USDA zone 5.
 
Pinus parviflora 'Blauer Engel' / Blauer Engel Japanese white pinePinus parviflora 'Blauer Engel' is slow-growing upright selection of Japanese white pine with layered architectural branching holding fluffy, two-toned, light-blue needles. This plant has arguably the lightest-blue foliage of all of the parvifloras. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide, an annual growth rate of just under 12 inches (30 cm).This cultivar originated as a color sport found on a specimen of Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' in the early 1990s at Hans Hachmann Nursery, Barmstedt Germany. The English translation of Blauer Engel is "Blue Angel" which is a trade designation that Jeddeloh Farms Nursery of Gresham, Oregon patented in 2003.
 
 
A slow growing upright evergreen conifer with silver blue needles. Has a lush, rich appearance in the landscape. Prefers full sun in well-drained soil. 6' tall x 2.5' wide in 10 years. Hardy to -20 degrees. USDA zone 5.
 
Attribution from The American Conifer Society:
Pinus parviflora 'Blauer Engel' / Blauer Engel Japanese white pine
RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
5 (-10 to -20 F / -23.3 to -28.9 C)
9 (20 to 30 F / -1.1 to -6.7 C)
HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
ORIGIN: Sport
COLOR: Blue 
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Broad Upright or Oval
GROWTH SIZE: Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
 
Pinus parviflora 'Blauer Engel' / Blauer Engel Japanese white pine
Pinus parviflora 'Blauer Engel' is slow-growing upright selection of Japanese white pine with layered architectural branching holding fluffy, two-toned, light-blue needles. This plant has arguably the lightest-blue foliage of all of the parvifloras. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 feet tall and 8 feet wide, an annual growth rate of just under 12 inches (30 cm).
 
Origin:
This cultivar originated as a color sport found on a specimen of Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' in the early 1990s at Hans Hachmann Nursery, Barmstedt Germany. The English translation of Blauer Engel is "Blue Angel" which is a trade designation that Jeddeloh Farms Nursery of Gresham, Oregon patented in 2003.