ABIES
Abies alba Barabits Spreader Zone 4
Silver Fir. Globose flat dwarf shrub with small green needles. Ideal for rock gardens. Prefers partial shade. Plant grows 5-10cm per year.
Abies alba Barabit’s Star Zone 4
Silver Fir. Spreading shurb with thick, dark green needles that radiate around the branches giving a "bottlebrush" effect. Grows to 1.5m high and wide in 10 years
Abies alba Fastigiata Zone 4
Silver Fir. Dwarf columnar to narrowly pyramidal tree. Dark green needles with dense branching. Grows to 1.2m high in 10 years.
Abies alba Pendula Zone 4
Silver Fir. Upright tree, slow growing at first and requires staking when young. All branches are strictly pendulous with dark green foliage. Grows 3.6m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years.
Abies alba Pyramidalis Zone 4
Silver Fir. Dark green needles with silver undersides on a densely branched and distinctly conical tree. Becomes widely pyramidal with age. Grows 1.5m high in 10 years.
Abies amabilis Spreading Star Zone 5
Pacific Silver Fir. Horizontal growing habit. Tiered branches of silver-blue needles. New growth is silver-pale green. Grows to 45cm high and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies amabilis ‘Spreading Star’
Abies balsamea Hudsonia Zone 3
Balsam Fir. Dwarf flat-topped shrub. Dense compact branching with glossy deep green foliage. Grows to 60cm high and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies balsamea Jamy Zone 3
Balsam Fir. A miniature squatty ball composed of radiating, tightly layered needles and prominent buds. Needles emerge light-green in the Spring and darken during the Summer. Full sun to part shade. Only grows 10cm high and 20cm wide in 10 years.
Abies balsamea Nana Zone 3
Balsam Fir. Glossy, deep green foliage on a dwarf globose plant that will reach 60cm high and 1.25m wide.
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’
Abies balsamea Piccolo Zone 3
Balsam Fir. Deep green foliage on a dwarf globose plant. Grows to about 40 cm. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs.
Abies balsamea Prostrata Zone 3
Balsam Fir. Dwarf, low spreading form with dark green foliage. Perfect for rock gardens. Spreads to 45cm wide in 10 years.
Abies balsamea Tyler Blue Zone 3
Balsam Fir. Compact pyramidical growth habit with blue needles. Prefers sun in a well-drained soil. Grows to 2m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years.
Abies bornmuelleriana Franke Zone 6
Turkish Fir. Dwarf, low rounded bun-shaped shrub with rich green needles and large brown buds. Grows to 30cm high and 90cm wide in 10 years.
Abies cephalonica Compacta Zone 5
Greek Fir. Compact, spreading shrub with short, green needles. Very similar to Abies cephalonica Meyer’s Dwarf. Grows to 30cm high and 60cm wide in 10 years.
Abies cephalonica Meyer's Dwarf Zone 5
Greek Fir. Low, spreading shrub with short green needles. Grows to 30cm high and 60cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Archer’s Dwarf Zone 4
White Fir. Dwarf shrubby plant eventually developing a leader to become narrowly pyramidal. The thin, silver-blue foliage is long and recurved, especially from the branch tips. Grows to 80cm high and 50cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Birthday Broom Zone 4
White Fir. Miniature bun-shaped shrub with blue needles. Requires full sun in well drained soil. Grows to 15cm high and 20cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Blue Cloak Zone 4
White Fir. Dwarf conical tree with a strong central leader, strictly pendulous branches and powder blue needles. Grows to 2.4m high and 1. 2m wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Blue Sapphire Zone 4
White Fir. A miniature, dense, round ball with a growth rate of less than 2cm per year. Striking bright blue needles. Found as a witches broom on Abies concolor Violecea. Grows to 30cm high and wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Candicans Zone 4
White Fir. Long upward-curved silver needles on a narrow upright specimen tree. Requires staking when young. Grows 9-15m tall.
Abies concolor ‘Candicans’
Abies concolor Compacta Zone 4
White Fir. Needles are shorter & more blue than the species on this dwarf & somewhat irregular shrub. Grows to 1m high and 75cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Conica Zone 4
White Fir. Dwarf, slow growing narrow conical tree. Ascending branches with horizontal blue-green needles. Grows to 2.5m tall and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Gable’s Weeping Zone 4
White Fir. Semi-pendulous dwarf plant with gray-green foliage. Grows to 75cm high and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor ‘Gable’s Weeping’
Abies concolor Kojakovice Zone 4
White Fir. Tiny ball with short blue needles. Grows less than 5cm per year. Prefers full sun in well-drained soil. Grows to 45cm high and wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor La Veta Zone 4
White Fir. A blue small flat globe with an annual growth of about 5cm. The older needles are powder blue, while the new growth is bright blue-green. Grows to 50cm high and 75cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Masonic Zone 4
White Fir.Tight, compact, flat topped bush of gray-blue small needles. Grows 8cm high and 20cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Ostrov Nad Ohri Zone 4
White Fir. A miniature, contorted blue form of White Fir. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Only grows 15cm high and 40cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Pigglemee Zone 4
White Fir. Globose plant, flat-topped and spreading with light blue foliage. Grows to 50cm high and 75cm in 10 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies concolor Pineola Dwarf Zone 4
White Fir. Slow growing upright tree.
Abies concolor Rochester Park Zone 4
White Fir. Very compact. Slow growing, grows to 50cm wide in 10 years.
Abies concolor Winter Gold Zone 4
White Fir. Conical, upright tree with buttery-yellow needles turning brilliant yellow in the Winter. Partial sun. Grows to 1.8m high by 1.2m wide in 10 years
Abies delavayi Herford Zone 5
Dwarf Delavay Fir. Spreading and mounded habit. Dark green foliage. Grows to 50cm high and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies forestii var. Forestii Zone 7
Forrest's Fir. Tall pyramidal tree with dark green needles that have silver undersides. Black cones. Grows to 10m high. Rare in cultivation.
Abies fraseri Broom Zone 4
Fraser Fir. Minature, mounding Witches Broom. Grows to 60cm high and wide in 10 years.
Abies fraseri Klein’s Nest Zone 4
Fraser Fir. Dwarf, irregularly conical and nest-like. Short green needles. Grows to 1m high and more than 1.5m wide.
Abies grandis Van Dedem’s Dwarf Zone 5
Grand Fir. Miniature rouded conifer with upright branches. Needles are glossy green on top and white on the bottom. Grows 30cm high and wide in 10 years.
Abies homolepis Tomomi Zone 5
Tomomi Nikko Fir. An upright fir from Japan. Open branched habit with very short, green needles. Requires Full sun in well-drained soil. Grows to 1.8m high and 60cm wide in 10 years.
Abies homolepis ‘Tomomi’
Abies koreana Aurea Zone 5
Korean Fir. More accurately Abies k. Luminetta. Slow growing dwarf form with lemon-yellow needles highlighting the purple cones. Needles turn bright yellow in Winter. Requires staking when young. Grows to 2m high in 10 years.
Abies koreana ‘Aurea’
Abies koreana Blaue Zwo Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dense, upright dwarf conifer with steel-blue foliage. Prefers full sun in well-drained soil. Produces small cones. Grows to 1.5m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years
Abies koreana Blauer Eskimo Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature, blue globe. Grows 2-3cm per year. Needs full sun. Ideal for rock or trough gardens. Grows to 15cm high and 20cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Blauer Pfiff Zone 4
Korean Fir. Spreading pyramidal form of dwarf Fir. Silver-blue to blue-green foliage. (also known as Abies koreana Blue Hit) Grows to 1m in 10 years.
Abies koreana Cis Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature flattened globe, with dense, dark green foliage. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Grows very slowly to 15cm high and 30cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana ‘Cis’
Abies koreana Fliegende Untertasse Zone 4
Korean Fir. Distinctive flat growth that explains its name (flying saucer) Short needles with dark green tops and white undersides. Grows up to 15cm per year.
Abies koreana Gelbunt Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf, compact shrub with glossy dark green foliage generously splashed with creamy-white variegation. Grows to 60cm high and 1m wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Glauca Zone 4
Korean Fir. Medium sized tree of conical habit with blue-gray foliage. Grows up to 30cm per year.
Abies koreana Golden Glow Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf, rounded spreading shrub. Dense branching with short golden yellow needles. Purple buds at branch tips in Winter. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Grows to 60cm high and 90cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Goldener Traum (Golden Dream) Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf pyramidal tree. Golden-green needles become more intensely gold in cold weather. Grows to 1.8m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Green Carpet Zone 4
Korean Fir. Very low spreading Fir with dark green foliage. Growth mounds up to 15cm and spreads to 50-80cm in 10 years or more. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies koreana ‘Green Carpet’
Abies koreana Gruebele Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature, globose and compact. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs. Grows 2-3cm per year.
Abies koreana Hexenbesen Horstmann Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature, flattened globe-shaped shrub. Light green needles can slightly twist as they grow showing silver undersides. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs.
Abies koreana Kohout's Hexe Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature globe with extremely dense branching and bright green needles. Grows 1cm per year.
Abies koreana Kohout's Icebreaker Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf shrub. Green needles are heavily recurved giving a showy display of their beautiful bright silver undersides. Found as a broom on A. k. Silberlocke. Grows 20cm high and 30cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana ‘Kohout’s Icebreaker’
Abies koreana Kristallkugel Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature globose shrub. Tightly curled short needles display silver undersides against silver bark and showy white buds giving this plant the appropriate name "Crystal Ball". Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies koreana N Degrees Zone 4
Korean Fir. A miniature flat bun with small green needles. Grows about 2.5cm per year. Protect from afternoon sun. Grows to 10cm high and 30cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Oberon Zone 4
Korean Fir. Miniature, widely pyramidal. Green foliage arranged radially around branches, similar to Hebe, showing off bright white buds. Grows to 45cm wide in 10 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies koreana Piccolo Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf shrub without terminal leader, eventually spreading into a prostrate form. Perfect for rock gardens. Spreads to 50cm in 10 years.
Abies koreana Silber Mavers Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf globose shrub. Foliage is a bright blue-green and twists around the stem to display its bright silver underside. Grows more slowly than Silberlocke to approximately 1.5m high and wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Silberkugel Zone 4
Dwarf flat-topped and shrub-like. Densely branched with yellow-green needles that twist slightly to expose silvery undersides. Grows slowly up to 2cm per year. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies koreana Silberlocke Zone 4
Korean Fir. Semi-dwarf tree. Broadly conical in shape. All the green needles curl back to the stem & give an impressive display of bright silver. Purple cones appear on young trees. Up to 2m high and 1.5m wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Silberzwerg Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf, rounded shrub. Small green leaves slightly twisted, show off silvery undersides. Grows to 30cm high and wide in 10 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies koreana Silver Show Zone 4
Korean Fir. Narrow conical form with strong leader. Green needles curl back to the stem displaying bright silver undersides. Purple cones appear on young trees. 2m high and 75cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana ‘Silver Show’
Abies koreana Starker’s Dwarf Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf squat plant, becoming more conical and flat-topped with age. Dense, dark green foliage. Grows to 1.25m high and 50cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Taiga Zone 4
Korean Fir. Low spreading form with rich, dark green foliage. Young plants will bear blue female cones. Grows to 50cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Tundra Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf, slightly mounding globose shrub. Dense branching is mostly horizontal, with dark green foliage. Grows to 40cm high and 60cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana ‘Tundra’
Abies koreana var. Sikokiana Zone 4
Shikoku Korean Fir. Green narrow form, it produces cones at an early age. Grows 1.5m high and 90cm wide in 10 years.
Abies koreana Zwergform Wüstemeyer Zone 4
Korean Fir. Dwarf, pyramidal tree. Dark green needles are densely arranged on the slightly ascending branches.
Abies lasiocarpa Alpine Beauty Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Miniature pyramidal shrub. Densely branched with bright blue needles. Grows 2cm per year.
Abies lasiocarpa ‘Alpine Beauty’
Abies lasiocarpa Day Creek Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Dwarf, globose shrub. Dense branching with gray-green foliage. Grows to 1.2m high and 1m high in 10 years.
Abies lasiocarpa Duflon Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Miniature, squat conical shrub. Densely branched with gray-green foliage. Grows perhaps 1cm per year. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs.
Abies lasiocarpa Glauca Compacta Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Dwarf, pyramidal shrub. Densely branched with rich blue needles. Up to 1.25m high and 75cm wide in 10 years. Perfect for larger rock gardens.
Abies lasiocarpa ‘Glauca Compacta’
Abies lasiocarpa Green Globe Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Dwarf, globose and densely branched with rich green foliage. Grows 3-5cm per year. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies lasiocarpa Lopalpun Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Miniature bun-shaped shrub with blue-green foliage. Grows 2cm per year. Perfect for rock gardens and troughs.
Abies lasiocarpa Mulligan's Dwarf Zone 4
Alpine Fir. Compact and bun-shaped becoming more upright with age. Short dark green needles. Grows 3-5cm per year. Up to 1m high and 75cm wide.
Abies magnifica Nana Zone 5
Shasta Fir. Dwarf, conical upright tree with blue needles. Grows 10-15cm per year.
Abies magnifica Prostrata Zone 5
Shasta Fir. Low spreading shrub. Layered and slightly open branches with blue needles. Grows to 75cm high and 1.75m wide in 10 years.
Abies nordmanniana Broom H Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Dwarf, flattened globe-shaped shrub. Green foliage with needles smaller than the species. Grows to 30cm high and 45cm wide in 10 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies nordmanniana Golden Spreader Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Dwarf wide-spreading tree. Bright yellow-green foliage, becoming especially golden during Winter. Grows slowly to 1m high and up to 1.75m wide in 10 years.
Abies nordmanniana Jakobsen Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Miniature rounded shrub. Dense branching with rich, dark green needles. Grows 2cm per year.
Abies nordmanniana Münsterland Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Miniature flattened mound. Dense light green foliage. Grows 2cm per year.
Abies nordmanniana Pendula Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Upright weeping tree with branches hanging vertically, close to the trunk and dark green needles. Grows to 4.5m high in 10 years.
Abies nordmanniana Tortifolia Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Dwarf upright tree. Slightly contorted branch tips and new foliage. Grows to 2.5m high in 10 years.
Abies nordmanniana ‘Tortifolia’
Abies nordmanniana Trautmann Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Narrow, upright tree sometimes becoming spreading. Green foliage twists to show the silver undersides. Grows to 3m high in 10 years.
Abies nordmanniana Witch's Broom Zone 5
Nordmann Fir. Dwarf, bun-shaped shrub with bright green foliage. Grows to 30cm high and 45cm wide in 10 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies numidica Glauca Zone 6
Algerian Fir. Upright habit. Green needles with silver stripes creating an overall blue effect. Grows to 3m high in 10 years. Protect from hot afternoon sun and harsh winds.
Abies numidica ‘Glauca’
Abies pinsapo Aurea Zone 7
Spanish Fir. Slow growing pyramidal tree. Yellow needles borne radially on the branches become more green on the lower and more shaded parts of the plant. Young plants will bear red cones. Grows to 8m high.
Abies pinsapo Glauca Zone 7
Spanish Fir. Conical tree when young, becoming columnar with age. Beautiful steel blue foliage borne radially on the branches. Grows to 5m in 10 years.
Abies pinsapo Glauca Nana Zone 7
Spanish Fir. Compact tree. Beautiful steel blue foliage borne radially on the branches. Grows to 3m in 10 years.
Abies pinsapo Horstmann Nana Zone 7
Spanish Fir. Dwarf, flattened mound-like shrub. Steel blue foliage shows off bright red male flowers in Spring. Grows to 60cm high and 90cm wide.
Abies procera Blaue Hexe Zone 5
Noble Fir. A miniature round flat bun with powder blue needles. Perfect for rock gardens. Prefers full sun. Grows to 20cm high and 30cm wide in 10 years.
Abies procera Glauca Zone 5
Noble Fir. Narrow pyramidal tree. Horizontal branching with powder blue needles. Grows to 4.5m high in 10 years.
Abies procera Glauca Nana Zone 5
Noble Fir. Dwarf spreading shrub. Irregular arching branches with powder blue foliage.
Abies procera Glauca Prostrata Zone 5
Noble Fir. Dwarf, low spreading shrub. Mostly horizontal branching with powder blue needles. Remove any strong upright growth to maintain habit. Grows to 60cm high and 90cm wide in 10 years.
Abies procera Hupp's Weeping Zone 5
Noble Fir. Upright tree with weeping lateral branches and large green needles.
Abies procera Sherwoodii Zone 5
Noble Fir. Pyramidal tree. Horizontal branching with golden yellow needles throughout the growing season. Grows to 3m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years.
Abies squamata Flaky Zone 5
Flaky bark Fir. Upright tree, with dark blue-green needles that have silvery undersides and purple cones. In the Winter the reddish-brown bark flakes. Grows 2.4m high and 1.2m wide in 10 years.
Abies squamata ‘Flaky’
Abies veitchii Heddergott Zone 4
Veitch Fir. Dwarf, spreading shrub becoming vase-shaped with age. Short green needles show silver undersides. Grows 5cm per year. Perfect for rock gardens.
Abies veitchii var. Olivaceae Zone 4
Veitch Fir. Narrow pyramidal tree. Short horizontal branching with dark glossy green needles. Immature cones are olive green. Grows to approximately 5m high in 10 years.
Abies veitchii Rumburk Zone 4
Veitch Fir. Miniature, irregularly rounded shrub taking on a bird's nest appearance with age. Gray-blue needles display silver undersides. Grows to 60cm high and wide in 25 years. Perfect for rock gardens.
