Spanish Fir
Abies pinsapo
Pinaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
65 ft
Spread
10-25 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun
Soil Drainage
Well Drained
Soil pH
4.5-7.5 (strongly acidic to slightly alkaline)
Water
Low
Drought Tolerance
High
Hardiness
Zones 7a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
Spain
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Balsam woolly adelgidHigh
First Generation Crawlers
Spring Population Buildup
Armillaria Root RotModerate
Active Below-ground Growth
Diseases: Regionally Documented (15)
Melampsorella caryophyllacearum [VERIFY] Broom Rust Current-season Needle Necrosis Drought Injury Grovesiella punctata Grovesiella Canker Heterobasidion occidentale Otrosina & Garbel 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 Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Multiple pathogens cause shoot blight on different hosts:... Shoot Blight Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Pucciniastrum spp. Rust (Pucciniastrum) Uredinopsis spp. Rust (Uredinopsis)
Pests: Regionally Documented (8)
Cultivars (3)
'Aurea'
Common name: Golden Spanish Fir; Mature height: 25 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 7
'Glauca'
Common name: Blue Spanish Fir; Mature height: 60 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 7
'Horstmann'
Common name: Horstmann Spanish Fir; Mature height: 2 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.