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Abies alba
European silver fir Ht 35-40m  
Mountains of Central & Southern Europe. Narrowly conical tall evergreen. Uncommon in NZ. All Abies grow best with other conifers, or on cutover conifer sites, benefitting from myccorhizal root fungi. Larix is a good partner.    
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MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
4.30
5.40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
2.35
3.15
Abies bracteata
Bristlecone fir Ht 20-30m+  
Central California in cool moist mountain valleys. Conical evergreen with 2cm spindle shaped buds. Attractive 'decorated' cones, stiff green prickly needles. Rare in NZ.    
PRICING
GROWING-ON
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MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
3.45
4.30
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.55
2.35
Abies cephalonica
Grecian fir Ht 15-30m  
Mountains of Greece. Narrowly conical, evergreen, smooth grey bark,densely arranged horizontal branches. Brown,upright,very resinous 12-20cm cones break-up when ripe. Adapted to very dry conditions.    
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MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
4.30
5.40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
2.35
3.15
Abies concolor
Colorado white fir Ht 25-40m  
South West USA to North Mexico. Narrowly conical, evergreen, light grey bark, blue-grey or grey-green foliage. Very attractive. Tolerates drought, used as a Christmas tree in USA.    
PRICING
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PLANTABLE
MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
3.45
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.25
1.55
Abies fraseri
Fraser's fir Ht 9-12m  
Mountains of S.E. USA. Narrowly conical & evergreen. Favoured as a Christmas tree of top quality in Eastern USA.    
PRICING
GROWING-ON
PLANTABLE
MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.25
Abies koreana
Korean fir Ht 15m  
Narrowly conical,evergreen. Dark coloured bark,dark green short needles,with 2 silver bands of stomata on the underside.Upright 6cm cones can appear on young trees. Suitable for the garden as a long term Christmas tree. Need a well drained soil.    
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MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.25
Abies nordmanniana
Caucasian fir Ht 30-50m  
Caucasus Mountains and N E Turkey. Narrowly conical, evergreen. Old trees in Nelson area were spectacular, most have now been felled. Top ranked Christmas tree in Europe. Rare in New Zealand.    
PRICING
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PLANTABLE
MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
3.45
4.30
5.40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.55
2.35
3.15
Abies nordmanniana ssp bornmuelleriana
North Turkey silver fir Ht 35-40m  
Mountains south of the Black Sea from 200 to 1900m. Tall conical evergreen. Growing well in Wakefield and in Stockholm, Sweden. A timber tree and for Christmas trees.    
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MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
3.45
4.30
5.40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.55
2.35
3.15
Abies nordmanniana ssp. equi-trojani
Trojan fir Ht 30m  
N.W. Asiatic Turkey. Narrowly conical, evergreen. Grows at 1300-1800m on northerly slopes of the Kaz-Dagh. Needles densely arranged, upright cones break up on the tree. Very drought tolerant in Southern France. Healthy in Wakefield.    
PRICING
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PLANTABLE
MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
3.45
4.30
5.40
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.55
2.35
3.15
Abies pindrow
Himalayan fir Ht 30-60m  
Western Himalayas at 2,000-3,000m. Columnar, evergreen with 40mm needles, with 2 greenish stomatal bands beneath. Early production of dark blue 14cm erect cones, turning brown and disintegrating. Rare and beautiful.    
PRICING
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PLANTABLE
MULTIPLES OF 10
5-15cm
15-25cm
25-50cm
50-75cm
75-100cm
1m+
1.3m+
Price ($) per tree: 10-40
4.30
Price ($) per tree: 50+
1.25
2.35
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