Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

Siberian fir | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Conifers

Plants > Conifers

Siberian fir

Abies sibirica

Genus: Abies
Family: Pinaceae

About this plant

An evergreen, coniferous tree up to 30 - 35 metre high, with conical crown. Needles are soft to touch, bright green with two pale stripes on the underside, 2-3cm long and 1.5mm wide. Young shoots are yellow-grey and resinous. Seed cones are cylindrical, 5-9cm long and 2.5-3.5cm in diameter. Surviving temperatures down to -50°C, this is one of the most hardy trees.

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows best in deep, slightly acidic, moist but well-drained soils in cooler climates. This Fir grows best in cold, continental climate. In humid conditions the tree is more prone to fungal diseases.

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

Generally pest-free, but may be affected by conifer aphid and adelgids.

Diseases

Generally disease-free, but may be affected by honey fungus.

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage Informal

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years