Şahin 1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nordmann fir
Tree·Abies nordmanniana
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 4–7
Hardiness
Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) is a tree. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5–6.5
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Prefers loam, sandy loam, clay loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up calcium, magnesium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives shade (dense shade)
Gives wind shelter (good)
Gives leaf litter (acidifying needles)
Gives habitat (shelter for birds and small mammals)
Gives oxygen (high)
Provides calcium
Provides magnesium
Shelters birds
Shelters mammals
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Canopy tree
Height3000–6000 cm
Spacing900 cm (min 600 cm)
Root depthDeep
Width600–900 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 3 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed4 Oct 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Şahin 1 · CC BY-SA 4.0