Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H7
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
55m | Max | 9m |
40m | Min | 3m |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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European Silver Fir Overview
A large coniferous tree that grows to around 40-50m usually growing on mountains that have a lot of rainfall. The leaves are needle like and glossy dark green.
Common problems with European Silver Fir
How to propagate European Silver Fir
Seed
Abies seed can be sown in autumn or spring (but forms selected for leaf colour do not come true).
Cuttings
Evergreen current growth cuttings in autumn to spring. Deciduous softwood cuttings in summer.
Other uses of European Silver Fir
Tall evergreen tree.