ABIES ALBA (Seleccionado) AAL 601 Pyrénées
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SEEDS OF SILVER FIR - ABIES ALBA

The Silver Fir or Abies alba is the specie first used as Christmas tree. The wood is moderately soft and white and is used for general construction and paper manufacture.

F.R.M., Selected Stand. Francia, AAL402 Massif Central Est.

It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 30-50 m tall with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. The leaves are needle-like, flattened, glossy dark green above, and with two greenish-white bands of stomata below. The tip of the leaf is usually slightly notched at the tip. The cones are 9-17 cm long, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged seeds. Medium to fast growing tree. 

Depending on the geographical areas and altitude sowing can take place from February to April. Stratify in cold the seeds for 60 days before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.

Seeds per gram: 25
8,14  with VAT (10%)

Calendar Calendar

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Sow outdoors
Flowering
Average germination (%) 40
Climate Zone Mountain, Temperate
Flower colour Green
Foliage Evergreen
Germination (in days) 20-40
Hardiness Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC)
Plant use Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Bonsai, Christmas Tree, City garden, Decorative, Gardening, Medicinal, Reforestation, Specimen, Timber
Seeds per gram 25
Soil - Moisture Fresh, Well-drained
Soil - Ph No preference
Soil - Type Deep
Stratification Best results
Sunlight - Exposure Sun
Watering Regular
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