{"product_id":"abies-concolor","title":"White Fir - Abies concolor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Fir - Abies concolor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the true firs, \u003cem\u003eAbies concolor\u003c\/em\u003e is the one that copes best with warm dry summers, which is why it succeeds in Australian cool climate gardens where the alpine firs sulk and die. It carries long, soft, blunt tipped needles in a distinctive pale blue grey, arranged in flat sprays along horizontal branches, and it builds a symmetrical conical spire that needs no shaping. Crushed needles smell faintly of citrus. It is a tree for the tablelands, the highlands and the southern states, not for humid coastal heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Fir\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeedle Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long, soft, blunt blue grey needles that are safe to brush past, unlike the sharp spruces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Symmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e: Forms an even conical spire with regular branch whorls without any pruning intervention.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The most heat and drought tolerant of the true firs, which widens its usable range in Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Completely unbothered by hard frost and snow load in highland and tablelands gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasured Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow to moderate, so it stays in scale with a large garden for decades rather than years.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Lawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in open grass where the full conical form is visible from base to tip.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHighland Garden Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suited to the tablelands, the Adelaide Hills, the Victorian highlands and Tasmania.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiving Christmas Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: The classic choice for a large pot for several years before planting out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Entry Pair\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two matched trees flanking a rural driveway, spaced well apart for the mature width.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a hedge plant. In a grove or shelter row, 4 to 5m apart.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring while conditions are cool and moist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining, slightly acidic soil. It will fail in heavy wet clay and struggles in humid coastal or subtropical districts regardless of soil.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first two summers and more often during heatwaves, since young firs are far less drought tolerant than mature ones. Mulch deeply to keep the root zone cool, shelter it from hot dry wind, and never cut or damage the central leader because the tree will not rebuild a clean spire.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m over several decades in Australian gardens, much taller in its native range\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen conifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The mountains of western North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, with upright greenish cones held high in mature trees\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795327385886,"sku":"ND-0001-75L","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/TGvwZFyvv0p28t0z8WiwJ_NfhVq35C.jpg?v=1787313424","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/abies-concolor","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}