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Beginner
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8m
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15m
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20-50 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Abies pinsapo 'Glauca'
Other names: Glaucous Spanish fir, Spanish fir 'Glauca'
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Genus: Abies
Variety or cultivar: 'Glauca' _ 'Glauca' is an evergreen mid-sized, slow-growing coniferous tree with blunt grey-green needles arranged all round the shoot. It bears pale-green or purple young cones which ripen to brown.
Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' is: Evergreen
Foliage: Grey-green in All seasons
Fruit: Brown, Purple, Green in Spring
Tree shape: Broadly conical, Bushy
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' (Glaucous Spanish fir) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wind-breaker
Cultivation: Prefers moist but well-drained slightly acidic soil but will tolerate alkaline and drier soils.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Russell rose
G'Day to you all,
I recently got Spanish Fie seed, for a bonsai project, and would like to know how to stratisfy the seed, at what tempritures and for how many weeks, your assistance is greatly appreciated
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- Posted: Mon. 6th February 2012 22:22
- Last reply: Mon. 6th February 2012 22:31
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