Abies pinsapo 'Glauca'
Glaucous Spanish fir, Spanish fir 'Glauca'
Abies Abies
'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
Broadly conical, Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Grey-green in All seasons
Adelgids , Aphids Adelgids , Aphids
Generally disease-free.
No pruning is needed.
Grafting, Seed
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Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' (Glaucous Spanish fir) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 years.
Architectural, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wind-breaker
Prefers moist but well-drained slightly acidic soil but will tolerate alkaline and drier soils.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Abies pinsapo 'Glauca'
Glaucous Spanish fir, Spanish fir 'Glauca'
Abies Abies
'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.
Evergreen
Broadly conical, Bushy
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Grey-green in All seasons
Generally disease-free.
No pruning is needed.
Grafting, Seed
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Abies pinsapo 'Glauca' (Glaucous Spanish fir) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 years.
Architectural, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wind-breaker
Prefers moist but well-drained slightly acidic soil but will tolerate alkaline and drier soils.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
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| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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