Pacific silver fir
Abies amabilis
USDA zones5 to 5
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size98 to 260 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis) is a tree for accent and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy soil. Its conical crown has short, down-curving branches and flat, fernlike foliage. The needles have shining silvery undersides, which gives the tree its name. Birds visit it, and the evergreen foliage is fragrant.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Bracken, Rainbow's End hosta, and Coralbells.
Native range
AK, CA, OR, and WA; BC.
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