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Fir trees are native to the northern temperate zone, with only parts of the temperate-warm zone. The trees grow in hills at altitudes of 500-1500 m. The Caucasian fir is native to the Caucasus Mountains
Habitus: The crown is pyramidal, later rounded and reaches a height of 25-30 m at maturity.
Leaf: Needles dark green, brush-like, arranged around the rachis, 2-3 cm long with a blunt tip.
Flower: Monoecious.
Fruit: Cone rather large and numerous, grey-green when young, brown and rather resinous when old.
It requires fresh soil and high humidity, and shade. It tolerates environmental pollution poorly.
Seeding
A. nordmanniana ‘Pendula’
A. nordmanniana ‘Aurea’
A. nordmanniana ‘Erecta’
Dothistroma
Dendrolimus sibiricus
Pityokteines spinidens
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