Abies alba is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 40–50 m (130–160 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). The largest measured tree was 60 m (200 ft) tall and had a trunk diameter of 3.8 m (12 ft).

Silver fir is a large, needled evergreen in the Pinaceae (pine) family that is found growing in higher altitude forests in Europe, where it was used as a popular Christmas tree. This conifer has a long life-span and is the largest tree of the genus.

At 59.71 m tall (tape drop) and 713 cm girth (227 cm DBH), it is both the largest and tallest specimen of living Abies alba now known (Giant Trees Foundation 2019), and the largest and tallest tree in Montenegro.

Abies alba is the only European fir with an extensive natural range. It occurs from France eastward to the Carpathians and the upper Balkan Peninsula, mostly in mountains but descending into the Black Forest in southern Germany.

Abies alba (European Silver Fir) is a large evergreen conifer of conical habit with straight stems densely clad with glossy dark green needles with silvery undersides. The seed cones, 4-6 in. long (10-15 cm), are greenish when young turning to dark brown when mature.

Feb 26, 2025 · The Common Silver Fir, also known as European Silver Fir or simply Silver Fir, is a majestic evergreen conifer with the botanical name Abies alba. Belonging to the Pinaceae family and the species alba, this perennial tree is native to Europe and thrives in hardiness zones 4 to 7.

Abies alba. European silver fir. An upright-growing evergreen conifer to 45m in height, with dark green needles that are silver underneath. The yellow-green cones which appear in late spring are cylindrical in shape and ripen to brown

Oct 13, 2024 · Abies alba is an evergreen tree with a pyramidal crown that becomes flat-topped with age; it can grow 45 - 55 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for most of its height; up to 200 - 260cm in diamete

Feb 11, 2025 · Common name: European silver fir. Family: Pinaceae (pine family) Synonym: Abies pardei, Abies pectinata. Distribution: Europe. IUCN Red list: Least concern. Hardiness: USDA Zone 4. Life form: Evergreen tree. Comments: This evergreen grows to 150' tall in its native setting; in the landscape it will reach 70'.

Apr 25, 2020 · The Silver fir (Abies alba – Mill.1768) was already diffused on our planet 55 million of years ago and still now this, considered as one of the most beautiful and imposing European conifers, spreads its range (South-European orophyte) from a main alpine-central European nucleus (Alps, Jura, Black Forest) radiating up to the Sudetes and the ...