An unusual tree of medium size with long, weeping branches, often hanging down the trunk. Originated as a seedling in france about 1835.

 Low bush growing to 1m. Wide spread horizontal branches.

A dwarf cultivar with horizontally spreading branches, rigid branchlets and shoerted leaves.

A dwarf shrub of compact but irregular habit, leaves attractive greyish blue. A wonderful plant, the most outstanding dwarf silver fir, suitable for a large rock garden or as an isolated lawn specimen.

Magnificent powder blue Fir , large specimen tree with time.

A large tree which can reach 40m or more in the wild. The comparatively broad, stiff, leathery leaves, 1.5-4cm long, are yellowish-green above, with two greyish green,stomatal bands beneath. They are conspicuously notched on the lateral branches, densely crowded, with a V-shaped parting, on the upper sides of the shoots, loosely  pectinate below. The cones are 8-15cm long and are yellowish green when young; the bracts are slightly exserted.

Southwest Sichuan,Northwest Yunnan and southeast Xizang(Tibet).It has stout,densely hairy shoots and bracts of the seed cones are longer exserted than in var.forrestii.

A small. slow-growing tree of neat habit. Leaves 1-2cm long, dark green above, gleaming white beneath,radially aranged on strong shoots, loosely arranged on others. An interesting species, producing its violet-purple, cylindrical cones, 5-7.5cm long, even on specimens only 50cm high. A tall-growing but very poor form is in cultivation.

 A slow-growing form, the leaves twisted upwards revealing their white undersides. Raised in germany before 1983.

 A slow growing shrub of compact, conical habit, leaves a conspicuous blue grey.