Firs (Abies)

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Zone: 3

70′ x 20′

Full to part shade

Pyramidal growth habit with lustrous green needles, bearing dark purple cones.

White Fir

Abies concolor

Zone: 4

50′ x 20′

Full to part sun

Pyramidal growth habit featuring bluish to silver green needles and 3-6″ long oblong cones.

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

Zone: 4

40′ x 20′

Full to part sun

A dense, pyramidal form with shiny, dark green needles. The classic Christmas tree.

Grand Fir

Abies grandis

Zone: 5

100′ x 30′

Full to part sun

A Pacific Northwest native that forms a tall pyramid with 1-1/2″ dark green needles that have noticeable white lines on the underside.

Horstmann’s Siberlocke Korean Fir

Abies koreana ‘Siberlocke’

Zone: 5

20′ x 6′

Full to part sun

Forms a small, standout tree with dense, short, needles that are lustrous dark green and recurve up revealing the silver underside.  Bears dark blue-purple cones.

Nordmann Fir

Abies nordmanniana

Zone: 4

40′ x 20′

Full to part sun

A more vigorous growing fir, forming a symmetrical pyramid with rich dark green needles.

Spanish Fir

Abies pinsapo

Zone: 5

50′ x 30′

Full to part sun

Slow growing to a broad pyramidal form with a unique rigid branching pattern and short stiff needles.

Golden Spanish Fir

Abies pinsapo ‘Aurea’

Zone: 6

30′ x 15′

Full to part sun

More dwarf and compact than the species, forms rigid branches that bear soft golden, stiff needles.

Blue Spanish Fir

Abies pinsapo ‘Glauca’

Zone: 6

50′ x 20′

Full to part sun

A blue form of Spanish fir that forms a handsome, upright, conical tree.