Abies pinsapo ( Aurea Spanish Fir )
Abies pinsapo is a grandiloquent evergreen , columnar when new and maturing to a more irregular habit . Reaches heights of 80 feet and width of 15 to 25 substructure . needle are sharp , dark unripe to dismal and arranged radially on the shoot . Beautiful raspberry colored buds are borne in spring . Cones are cylindrical , white-livered to green before ripening to brown and releasing seeds . do best when give way fond shade and ample weewee in well drained territory , but tolerates ironical , alkaline conditions ....