Concolor Fir

Abies Concolor

Because of the growth habit and the softer effect it could well replace the spruces in the landscape; beautiful foliage, especially those trees with bluish needles.

Withstanding heat, drought and cold equally well, it prefers and makes best growth on deep, rich, moist, well-drained gravelly or sandy-loamed soils; dislikes heavy clay.

The concolor fir keeps its blue-green foliage all year.

Price: 3 gal: $19.99 / 5 gal: $29.99 / 7 gal: $39.99

Light:

Full sun (will tolerate light shade)

Soil type:

Deep, rich, moist, well-drained gravelly or sandy-loam soils

Zone:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Maximum height:

30-50 ft; can grow to 100 ft or more (National champion is 94 ft by 48 ft)

Spread:

15-30 ft

Growth speed:

Slow to medium

Habit (shape):

Conical and branched to the base, the branches on the upper half of the tree tend to point upward, the lower horizontal or deflected downward, creating a rather rigid, stiff appearance in the landscape

Flowers:

Inconspicuous, monoecious; staminate - red or red-violet

Fruit:

Cones are stalked, cylindrical, 3 to 6 inches wide, pale green before maturity often with a purplish bloom, finally brown

Texture:

Medium

Insect susceptibility:

Sawflies

Disease susceptibility:

Needle blight, sooty mold