Narrowly pyramidal, with stiff horizontal
branching.
40 to 60 feet in the landscape but up to 200 feet in the
wild.
Plants are
monoecious. Cones are reddish in
color, pistillate produced only at the top,
staminate produced throughout.
Needles are directed forward and are dense along the
stem. They are about 3/4 to 1.5 inches long and rounded
at the tip. The foliage lustrous dark green on top with
2 white bands and a sunken midrib on the bottom of the
needle.
Cones are about 6
inches long by 1.75 to 2 inches wide and
cylindrical in form. They are reddish brown in
color.
‘Pendula’ - weeping branches
‘Prostrata’ is a slow growing form
with a trailing habit
The Nordmann Fir is generally not consider to be as good
in the home landscape as some of the other firs. Take a
look at the concolor
or white fir.
