Common Silver Fir, European Silver Fir Abies alba - Abies excelsa, Abies picea, Abies baldensis, Abies pardei, Abies taxifolia, Abies vulgaris, Pinus baldensis, Pinus lucida, Pinus pectinata, Pinus picea

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Abies alba

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Abies

Species:

alba

Common Name:

Common Silver Fir, European Silver Fir

Seeds Per Pound:
10,022
Quantity:
1.39 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
10
Germination:
50%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
120-150 feet
Collection Locale:
Czech Republic
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 1.39 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 10 seeds)
$5.95
10 gram (~ 221 seeds)
$14.50
1 oz (~ 626 seeds)
$24.95
4 oz (~ 2506 seeds)
$58.86
1 lb (~ 10022 seeds)
$194.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 30 days.
Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: fall sowing in mulched beds is often prefered to artificial stat. and spring sowing.
In a Nutshell:
* Silver Fir is the species first used as a Christmas tree. more...
* It is a common ingredient in many bath products, giving them their familiar pine scent. more...
* Foliar loppings of European silver fir in Czechoslovakia have yielded 1,380 tonnes/year of essential oils (Cermak and Penka 1979). more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov