Spanish Fir ‘Glauca’ 20/40cm (7.5L)
Abies pinsapo
£80.34
The Spanish Fir Glauca – Abies pinsapo ‘Glauca’ is a stunning blue-grey evergreen conifer. Its distinctive whorled needles and compact form make it perfect for smaller gardens. This slow-growing tree brings year-round structure and interest.
- ✓ Stunning blue-grey needles arranged in distinctive whorls around the branches, creating a spectacular architectural display that brings year-round interest to your garden and looks particularly striking when touched by winter frost
- ✓ Slow-growing, compact evergreen conifer reaching 6-8 metres over many years, making it perfectly suited for smaller gardens and spaces where a manageable specimen tree is desired
- ✓ Low-maintenance tree requiring minimal pruning, thrives in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade, and becomes drought tolerant once established, ideal for busy gardeners
- ✓ Perfect as a focal point or specimen tree, the unique blue-grey colouring creates beautiful contrast with other garden plants and provides structure throughout all seasons
- ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
In stock - Usually dispatched within a few days
The Spanish Fir Glauca is a truly striking evergreen conifer that brings a touch of Mediterranean charm to any garden. Its distinctive blue-grey needles spiral around the branches in neat whorls, creating an eye-catching display throughout the year. This slow-growing variety is perfect for smaller gardens, reaching a manageable height of 6-8 metres over many years. The neat, compact form makes it an ideal specimen tree for both modern and traditional garden styles.
Native to southern Spain’s mountainous regions, this fir adds structure and winter interest when other plants are dormant. The upright branches hold their shape well in winter, and the blue-tinged needles look particularly stunning when caught by morning frost. This tree works brilliantly as a focal point in borders or as part of a mixed evergreen garden scheme.
The blue-grey colour stands out beautifully against other garden plants, especially when planted near plants with golden or deep green foliage. It’s a wonderfully low-maintenance choice that brings year-round colour and architectural interest to your garden.
Care Guide:
The Spanish Fir Glauca needs well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade to thrive. While it copes well with most soil types, it won’t tolerate waterlogged conditions. Young trees benefit from shelter from strong winds while establishing. There’s no need for regular pruning – simply remove any dead or damaged branches in late winter. Water regularly in the first growing season to help establish a strong root system, but once established, it’s quite drought tolerant.
Ultimate height
4–8 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
1.5–2.5 metres
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Pot Size
7.5 Litre
Foliage
Evergreen
Foliage Colour
Blue
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £0.95 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £7.95 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £4.49 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £7.95 (Flat) | This item |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items (Heavy or +1.4m) - Standard Courier (ParcelForce) | £24.95 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
Explore some alternatives
Spanish Fir ‘Aurea’ 20/40cm (3L)
Abies pinsapo
Douglas Fir Tree 20/40cm (P9)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Korean Fir Tree 20/40cm (2L)
Abies koreana
Korean Pine ‘Kohouts Icebreaker’ 10/20cm (2L)