Fir is not just fir - greenery from the top
Fir has a great number of applications, and it really matters which type you use. If you make a wreath using fir suitable for decorations, there will be considerable waste.
You can tell the age by the colour. If you cut the branches off an old fir top, you get the Noble fir’s silver-bluish ornamental branches. The colour is extremely decorative, people love it and it’s the market’s most expensive fir greenery, because it requires a tree that has been left standing to grow for many years before you can make cuttings, and you usually need a lift.
Red - Silver-bluish ornamental branches – cut off the whirls in the top of old trees. Rigid – used for expensive decorations.
Blue - Blue middle branches – cut off the exposed part of the skirt. Used for quality wreaths and hand bouquets - great coverage.
Green - Blue ornamental branches – cut off the whirls in middle-aged growths. Rigid – used for decorations and burial-plot cover.
Purple - Green middle branches – cut off the lower, shaded part of the skirt. Used for inexpensive wreaths and hand bouquets – great coverage.
White - Blue-green ornamental branches – cut off the whirls on younger trees. Designated as semi-rigid. Used for decorations.
Yellow - Green young branches – cut off the whirls on very young trees. Used for burial plot cover, hand bouquets and wreaths. The branch must be soft and flexible.
