European Silver Fir
Abies alba
Pinaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
Last updated
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This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
100-160 ft
Spread
49 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–8b
Origin
the mountains of southern and central Europe east to
Diseases (16)
Gymnosporangium libocedri Broom Rust Current-season Needle Necrosis Drought Injury Grovesiella punctata Grovesiella Canker Heterobasidion annosum Heterobasidion Root Disease Multiple fungi (Rhizosphaera spp., Stigmina spp., Lirula ... Interior Needle Blight Rhabdocline spp. including R Needle Cast Neonectia Canker Delphinella balsameae Purple Needle Eater (Delphinella Shoot Blight) Root Rot, Phytophthora Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Phytophthora cactorum"heeled in\" (placed in sawdust pile... Shoot Blight Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum (syn. Fomes annosus) Annosus Root Rot Pucciniastrum spp. Rust (Pucciniastrum) Uredinopsis spp. Rust (Uredinopsis)
Pests (8)
Cultivars (2)
'Barabits Star'
Common name: Barabit's Star European Silver Fir; Mature height: 6–12 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
'Pendula'
Common name: Weeping European Silver Fir; Mature height: 8 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4