Abies nordmanniana ‘Golden Spreader'
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Caucasian fir 'Golden Spreader'
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Abies are evergreen conifers, widespread in Asia, Central America, Europe, North America and North Africa. Often very tall, with spiralled branches bearing flattened, linear leaves. The seed-cones stand upright on the branches unlike Spruces which have pendulous cones. Young cones are very eye-catching, ranging in colours from white, green, blueish violet and a purple red.
Details
Hand grafted and propagated at Lime Cross Nursery, 'Golden Spreader' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer making a small shrub of spreading, bushy growth, wider than tall. The needles turn from green to a beautiful bright golden-yellow in the winter bringing colour to a garden.
Soil Type: Acid, alkaline, heavy clay, light sandy, normal.
Aspect: Partial shade, sun.
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage Colour: Green, yellow needles.
Pot Size: 3 litre and 10 litre.
Ultimate Height: 0.5 - 1m.
Ultimate Spread: 1 - 1.5m.
Growth Rate: 20 - 50 years.
Special Attributes: A mounding, spreading plant when young, Abies Nordmanniana ‘Golden Spreader’ will develop a pyramidal form with age. This ornamental tree has also won an RHS Garden Merit Award.