Spanish Fir

Other names

Hedgehog Fir

Growth habit

Dwarf Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Plantasia, Broken Arrow Nursery

Description

Dwarf tree, becoming arboreal with age; branches dense, whorled; bark smooth, becoming rough; shoots brown tinged orange becoming rust-brown, glabrous; winter buds ovoid, very resinous, blunt. Leaves glaucous, perpendicular to shoot, pectinately arranged, 10-18x2-3mm, stiff, convex above, base shield shaped, stomatal bands on both sides, blue-white. Male cones deep red. Female cones sessile 10-16x3.4cm, green bloomed pink or violet, ripening brown; scales triangular to cuneate, bracts included. Seeds obovate, to 11mm; wings to 15mm.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6

Special characteristics

dwarf conifer, winter interest, foliage characteristics