This large coniferous tree has a solitary greyish trunk to 1 m (3 ft) diameter and spreading branches with glossy red-brown branchlets and forms a conical habit. It has dark green needle-like foliage and the male and brown female cones appear in spring.

Hardiness zones 6 to 9 

Abies cephalonica is naturally found in Greece from the mainland to the Peloponnesus growing in the mountains at an altitude of 900 m to 1700 m (5,200 ft). 

It prefers an open sunny position and in its natural habitat grows in calcareous soils but is adaptable to deep well-drained fertile soils that are tending acidic with a pH 6-7.5 and is frost and drought tolerant.

The Greek Fir is grown for its stately habit and its foliage. It is planted in parks and large gardens or botanical collections as a specimen and may be used ornamentally as a Christmas tree. It is suitable for coastal and mountainous regions establishing in 3-5 years and is long-lived. This coniferous tree is not commonly, cultivated in domestic gardens and may be difficult to obtain requiring a specialist nursery. ID 3424

Abies (AH-bee-ays) cephalonica (KEPH-ah-LOH-nee-kah)  

Pinaceae (py-NAY-see-ee)
Larches, spruces, pines, firs, hemlocks and cedars