Abies pinsapo Glauca
Glaucous Spanish Fir
Fir trees are evergreen coniferous trees. They can be confused with other types of conifer. The way to tell a fir tree is by the way the needles grow, and by the cones. The soft needles are attached to the branch by what looks like a suction cup, and detach from the branch without leaving a peg behind. The fir tree cones grow upwards, like candles, rather than hanging down. They are softer than other coniferous trees, and they open up at the end of the season to spread their seeds. The trees can grow very large - up to 80 m. - and tend to be somewhat conical in shape. 'Spanish Fir' is endemic Abies of some mountainous ranges of south Spain, particularly Málaga and Cádiz. It is a narrow, evergreen conifer that matures to a broad pyramidal shape. Trees are slow growing, but eventually rise to 25m tall. Seed cones emerge greenish pink to purple, maturing to brown. 'Glauca' has blue needles, and purple cones
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Glaucous Spanish Fir
Latin name
Abies pinsapo Glauca
type
Conifer
family
Pinaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
6.00 M
12.00 M
Abies pinsapo Glauca
Fir trees are evergreen coniferous trees. They can be confused with other types of conifer. The way to tell a fir tree is by the way the needles grow, and by the cones. The soft needles are attached to the branch by what looks like a suction cup, and detach from the branch without leaving a peg behind. The fir tree cones grow upwards, like candles, rather than hanging down. They are softer than other coniferous trees, and they open up at the end of the season to spread their seeds. The trees can grow very large - up to 80 m. - and tend to be somewhat conical in shape. 'Spanish Fir' is endemic Abies of some mountainous ranges of south Spain, particularly Málaga and Cádiz. It is a narrow, evergreen conifer that matures to a broad pyramidal shape. Trees are slow growing, but eventually rise to 25m tall. Seed cones emerge greenish pink to purple, maturing to brown. 'Glauca' has blue needles, and purple cones
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in slightly acidic soil in a sunny site. Dig a hole bigger than the root-ball, and put in some organic compost into the hole, before planting the tree.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed in early Spring in a pot of seed compost. Transplant to permanent sit whn the seedling is big enough to handle, and after it has been hardened off.