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Spanish fir

Abies pinsapo var. pinsapo

Champion tree
  • Accession number: 1000-073
  • Native to: Southern Spain
  • Common names: Spanish Fir
  • Girth County Champion of Gloucestershire

Known for its stiff, radially arranged needles this fir is a rare sight in collections. We are luck enough to have a champion in the collection and it’s massive!

This species is endemic to a narrow area of southern Spain, where it grows on Northern slopes at high altitude where is can avoid the strongest of the sunshine and highest temperatures.

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