Blue Spanish Fir is a slow-growing native conifer tree with low branched upright conical to pyramidal habit and waxy gray-green needles. Its upright cones emerge light purple or green. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Tree, Conifer
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Height:
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35' - 45'
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Spread:
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20' - 25'
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Spacing:
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20’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle and stem rust, canker, trunk and root rot. Potential pests include yellow-headed spruce sawfly, spruce budworm and eastern spruce beetles. Mites are common and repeated infestations can do serious injury to the plant. Air pollution intolerant and sensitive to high heat and humidity.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Dogwood, Boxwood, Lavender
IMAGES: Photos by OSU Landscape Plants, , (2) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 150920 073 Wave Hill - Conifer Slope, Abies pinsapo 'Glauca', (2) 150920 072 Wave Hill - Conifer Slope, Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' Spanish Fir [center], (3) Babij, Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' - Jodła hiszpańska
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
