The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Aargau European silver fir

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Synonym: Abies alba 'Aargan'

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A slow-growing dwarf evergreen conifer with a rounded, bun-like habit. Begins growing wider than tall but slowly produces a leader giving it a squat Christmas tree shape, in time. Needles are dark above, 2 bands of white stomata beneath. Good used as a specimen plant or in a rock garden.