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Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
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    ABIES
    ABIES fraseri
    ABIES fraseri
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    ABIES fraseri

    Commonly known as Fraser fir

    A rare American conifer with dense crowded leaves and a conical crown
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Endangered in the wild
      These plants are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of 'Red Plants'. This is a list of threatened species in the wild, they are either critically, endangered or vulnerable to extinction.
      Endangered
    • Good to know
      Named after Scottish botanist John Fraser (1750-1811). Probably the best for use as a Christmas tree with mild scent, soft, retained needles.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Adelgids, honey fungus
    • Place of origin
      USA. Southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee (Appalachian Mountains)
    • Evergreen
      Leaves 2.5cm (1 in) long, mid- to dark green with a silvery band beneath
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Linear
    • Height
      15m (50ft)
    • Spread
      5m (16ft)
    • Conifer
      Produces green to dark purple cylindrical cones ripening to brown with pronounced bracts
    • Tree
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Conical
    • Mature Size
      15m (50ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        5m (16ft)
      		  
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Abies - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide
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    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
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    £6.50
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    £6.50
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