The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Siberian fir

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: e. Europe and Asia

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A rare, medium-sized evergreen tree with flat, aromatic needles. Each needle is dark green and has two silver-gray bands beneath. In its native habitat, can approach 100' tall but more likely only about 40' tall and half as wide in central Ohio landscapes. Use as a specimen or in an evergreen screen.