Silver Fir

Basisdaten

silver fir (Abies alba) needles

silver fir (Abies alba) needles underside

silver fir (Abies alba) needles branch

silver fir (Abies alba) trunk

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Tree profile

name botanical: 

Abies alba

other name: 

European Silver Fir

family: 

Pinaceae

species: 

conifer

height: 

up to 50 m (164 ft)

needle: 

dark green, shiny, two white stripes on the back side

blossom description: 

catkins, yellow

fruit: 

cones, first greenish, up to 14 cm (5.5 in)

bark: 

first smooth, drab later scaly

root: 

deep-rooting

location: 

sun- half-shade

soil: 

feuchte, humic soils

ph value: 

acidic up to alkaline

stature: 

erect