Most commonly known as the favourite fir tree to use as a christmas tree abies nordmanniana or the nordmann fir is and evergreen conifer which can grown in excess of 30m if left new growth starts out an attractive light green before it matures to match the rest of the rich dark green needles the young cones start of green and fade through a reddish brown to become the traditional colour height 30m 4098ft41 spread 8m 4026ft41