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Pacific Silver Fir is a native of north-west America In Europe it is grown as an ornamental tree. It is quite often found growing with Douglas Fir. Amabilis means beautiful and it can resemble Abies nordmanniana, with dark green soft needles, white undersides. The timber is not very useful for construction, just for pulp. Sometimes grown for the Christmas market.
pic courtesy of Orjen at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Abies amabilis
Common name: Red / Pacific Silver Fir.
Native: Southern Alaska / British Columbia / North-western USA.
Provenance: Washington, USA.
Size and spread (10 years): Up to 15m.
Treatment required: Semi dormant requires pre chill stratification.
Seeds / kg: 21,000 58% viable
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Prefers deep moist soils, not poor or dry.
Planting instructions: Prefers cool wet summers so is very at home in western Scotland
Mature height: 75m
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Abies |
| Size | Mini seed Pack (approx 25 seeds), Seed pack (approx 100 seeds) |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
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