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"My plants arrived safely and I am absolutely thrilled with them. The quality of the plants and the care with which they had been packed exceeds any other mail order nursery I have done business with. Please pass on my sincere thanks to all concerned. I look forward to ordering more plants in the near future. Kind regards. "
Doreen Wilson March 2010


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"Good organisation to work with! Your use of Royal Mail is a major factor in my choice of nursery - couriers and other delivery agencies are EXTREMELY unreliable in the remoter parts of the UK; Royal Mail is fast, cheap and always reliable"
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"I am writing to thank you for your letter. I have just received the replacement Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ and the Chaenomeles ‘Jet Trail’. It is just this kind of personal attention towards customers that encourages them not only to continue to patronise a company but also to recommend it to one’s friends, which I shall certainly do. "
John Merrice


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Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - female cones are often purplish-blue, erect and produced on the upper branches. Males are pendent, green when young turning purplish brown and produced throughout the crown.
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    Pests & Diseases - adelgids, honey fungus.

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    Place of Origin - Europe, northern Africa, Asia, North America.

Delivery Information

Estimated delivery between 25 June and 01 July 2013. Subject to all plants being in stock

Please note that orders will normally be despatched within 5 - 10 working days from receipt except in the busy Spring season when it may take up to 15 working days from receipt until despatch.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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ABIES

Fir

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - flattened mid- to dark-green leaves, often with 2 longitudinal silver bands beneath.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun - will tolerate shade.Shelter from cold drying winds.

Soil Conditions

Fertile moist well-drained soil
Neutral to acid soil

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Varieties

ABIES concolor

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Colorado white fir, White fir
smooth grey bark and blue green foliage
£12.50 each

ABIES grandis

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Giant fir, Grand fir
very quick growing tree with shiny green leaves
£12.50 each

ABIES koreana

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Korean fir
A small slow growing compact tree with white undersides to the leaves and violet-purple upright cylindrical cones
£12.50 each

ABIES procera

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Feather-cone fir, Noble fir
vigorous pyramidal fir tree with blue grey foliage
£12.50 each


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