Living Christmas Tree | Grand Fir

Abies grandis

• Grow your own Grand Fir, a symmetrical evergreen whose needles smell like Christmas!
• 100% guaranteed
• Seed-grown on California’s Redwood Coast
• Transplanting and care instructions included

Highlights

	Moisture Medium
	Cold Hardiness -10°F
	Light Full Sun / Partial Shade
	Size 120 – 300′ tall / 15 – 30′ spread
	Lifespan 400 yrs
	Growth Rate Medium
	Drought Tolerance High
	Wind Resistance High

Tree Story

About This Product

Legend has it that British monk, St. Boniface, first introduced “Christmas Trees” to Germany in the 7th century. In the 1550’s, Augustinian reformer, Martin Luther, is said to have been the first to “decorate” a Christmas Tree by adorning it with lighted candles. In America, Christmas Trees were seen as early as 1747, and, by the 1920’s, the decorated Christmas Tree custom was nearly universal throughout the country. Today, millions of people from many nations participate in this centuries-old tradition!

Native to southwestern British Columbia down into northern California and east into Montana, Grand Fir is a very large, deep green tree, which, unlike most firs, grows in lowlands rather than mountains. Also known as “Giant Silver Fir” and “Lowland Fir” (among other common names), this Fir’s needles are 3/4 to 2.5 inches long, and arranged in thin layers, almost as if pressed in a book. When bruised, Grand Fir needles smell like Christmas.

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Size

Seedling Size Chart: Small

Due to the dynamic nature of actively growing trees, as well as the tremendous variation between species’ growth rates, we rely on the cubic volume of a seedling’s root mass to determine its “size” (Small / Medium / Large / XL). Within each size there is minor variance — the dimensions provided here represent the category minimum. If exact measurements are essential, please contact us about current stock.