| General Description | Abies alba 'Green Spiral' is a weeping form of silver fir with a strong central stem. The branches spiral around with the lateral branches and stems pointing downward in short curves. Quite Fragrant. |
| ID Characteristic | Green Spiral is a twisted, semi-dwarf, narrow pendulous 9 m tall tree that is propagated by specialist nurseries. Needles are short and dense. |
| Shape | Broadly upright, with twisting branches spiraling outward and down. Pyramidal and weeping. |
| Landscape | Use as a great focal point plant to showcase its unusual growth habit. |
| Propagation | Grown from a grafted plant from specialist nurseries (a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one 'Green Spiral' are inserted into those of another Abies alba root system so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together). |
| Cultivation | Best grown in full sun, in slightly acidic, moist clay and loam well-drained soil. |
| Pests | Silver Fir Beetle and Fir Root Bark Beetle. Outbreaks are rare however, a large outbreak of these two species has occurred. In 1955, an outbreak killed more than 528 million Pacific Abies alba over more than a million acres. |
| Notable Specimens | Specimens growing at Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, Ohio are the best examples of this cultivar. These particular specimens are mentioned in the Manual of Cultivated Conifers by Krussman. They are reported to have been planted as a high graft in 1916 and delivered from Biltmore Nursery. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth and grey. |
| Leaf Description | Dense, dark green glossy needles. |
| Fruit Description | Small male cones of pinkish-violet are produced alongside large, cylindrical female cones that turn from yellow-green to sienna. |
| Colour Description | Dark green and glossy. |
| Texture Description | Dense short flattened needles are held horizontally when growing in partial sun and erect on those grown in full sun. |