Abies amabilis 'Spreading Star' is an old selection of Pacific silver fir from The Netherlands which has very attractive lush, green, fluffy, long needles with silvery undersides and a tendency to grow very wide without developing any sort of leader. After ten years, a mature specimen will be an attractive low spreading mound with overlapping horizontal or arching branches, measuring about 3 feet (1 m) wide and 1 foot (30 cm) tall, suggesting a yearly growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected before 1960 by Blijdenstein Pinetum, The Netherlands. This plant was also seen listed as Abies amabilis 'Procumbens' at the Herm Hesse nursery. Clearly, the original name took precedence.
