Feelings of home come to the Colorado fir in the Rocky Mountains. It is from there that she is from. But she also gets along well in local areas. It is ideal as a Christmas tree, but is rarely offered.

With its soft needles, the Colorado fir makes an excellent Christmas tree

External merits as a Christmas tree

The Colorado fir shows a pyramidal shape. It is loosely and harmoniously structured. In contrast to many other firs, their branches do not hang, but stand out horizontally from the trunk. In addition to the growth pattern, the needle dress of this fir species is convincing. The needles have the following properties:

  • 5 to 8 cm long (longest needles of all fir species)
  • colored blue-green to silver-grey
  • slightly bent
  • soft

A woodsy scent - ideal for the holiday season

Another compelling argument for choosing the Colorado fir as a Christmas tree is its scent. Their needles emit a scent typical of this species. This happens especially when this Christmas tree is in a warm room. The scent is reminiscent of citrus.

More advantages than Christmas tree and garden tree

In addition to the fragrance and the appearance, the Colorado fir impresses with other aspects - as a Christmas and garden tree:

  • little maintenance
  • easy to handle
  • robust
  • suitable for indoors and outdoors
  • hardly loses needles
  • looks good as a Christmas tree for 3 weeks
  • little susceptible to disease

Cultivate yourself in the garden?

Admittedly, the Colorado fir is expensive to buy - at least if you want to buy it as a large Christmas tree. In addition, it is rarely found commercially. Therefore, it may be worthwhile to grow them yourself or several specimens at once, provided you have your own property. This type of fir is extremely fast-growing and reaches a height of up to 25 m in this country.

tips

Because the wood of the Colorado fir is extremely soft, you should only use light tree ornaments when decorating at Christmas time so that the branches do not break.

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