Abies alba 'Microphylla' / Silver fir
Abies alba 'Microphylla' is a dwarf form of silver fir with short, clustered, thin twigs, winter buds small, red and resinous; needles very thin, narrow, obtuse at the apex .3 x .6 inches (8 - 15 mm) long. In ten years it can be expected to grow to 5 x 3.25 feet (1.5 x 1 m).
Has been in cultivation in France before 1867. (RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers , 2012)
Abies alba 'Microphylla' / Silver fir
RECOMMENDED HARDINESS ZONES:
4 (-20 to -30 F / -28.9 to -34.4 C)
HORTICULTURAL STATUS: Established
COLOR: Medium Green
TRINOMIAL TYPE: Cultivar
GROWTH SHAPE: Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE: Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
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