Scientific Name:
Abies cephalonica
'Meyer's Dwarf'
Pronunciation:
AY-beez seff-uh-LON-ih-kuh
Common Name:
Meyer's Dwarf fir, dwarf Greek fir
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Branchlets glossy brown; needles spirally arranged, not grooved above, keeled below with whitish stomatal rows, most curved upwards, flattened, 8-15mm long x 1-2mm wide (about half the size of species); pollen cones red in clusters near the branch tips; seed cones erect, cylindrical.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin (Greek mountains)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Ground cover, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Specimen shown appears to be nitrogen deficient
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, Showy, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Pink, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Grafting
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Heart rot
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West