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ABIES
Commonly known as Fir
Abies, Silver Fir, is a genus of about 50 species from Europe, northern Africa, Asia and North America, dominating their northern and mountainous regions.
All make good shelter breaks and screening and attractive specimen trees.
Contains two contenders for best Christmas tree in the Nordmann fir, A. nordmanniana and, increasing in popularity, the American Fraser fir A. fraseri
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - flattened mid- to dark-green leaves, often with 2 longitudinal silver bands beneath.
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Conifer
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Tree
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Full sun - will tolerate shade.Shelter from cold drying winds. -
Additional Features - 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. -
Pests & Diseases - adelgids, honey fungus. -
Place of origin - Europe, northern Africa, Asia, North America. -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Neutral to acid soil
Abies - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of ABIES
ABIES concolor >
Commonly known as: Colorado white fir, White fir.
smooth grey bark and blue green foliage
ABIES fraseri >
Commonly known as: Fraser fir.
A rare American conifer with dense crowded leaves and a conical crown
ABIES koreana >
Commonly known as: Korean fir.
A small slow growing compact tree with white undersides to the leaves and violet-purple upright cylindrical cones
ABIES nordmanniana >
Commonly known as: Fir.
Tiered branches. Dense needles. Popular as a Christmas tree
ABIES procera >
Commonly known as: Feather-cone fir, Noble fir.
vigorous pyramidal fir tree with blue grey foliage
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20
