Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo) is a gorgeous conifer that is too rarely seen in Northwest gardens. Hardy to minus-10 degrees, the species originates from the mountains of Spain and Morocco, where ...

What: Spanish fir, also known as abies pinsapo, has some of the most striking foliage of any conifer. Why plant it? Its waxy appearance is unlike other fir with its stiff needles arranged radially ...

Ben Nicolson liked to head into the mountains north-west of Canberra, bushwalking and admiring exotic trees along the banks of Condor Creek, where he fished for trout near the foot of Mount Coree. He ...

What: Blue Spanish fir is a stately and majestic evergreen that draws attention with its graceful-yet-rigid layered branches, narrow conical shape and unusually stiff, intensely colored powder-blue ...

Spanish fir is a striking conifer with short, blue-gray needles that are spirally arranged on the branches and give the tree a tidy appearance. It puts on a colorful show: As the cones develop they ...