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 Pacific Silver Fir foliage from above
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| Abies amabilis Douglas ex J. David Douglas ( June 25, 1799 &ndash July 12, 1834) was a Scottish Botanist. Forbes |
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Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis) is a fir native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the Cascade Range from the extreme southeast of Alaska, through western British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, to the extreme northwest of California. Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean The Pacific Coast Ranges are the series of Mountain ranges that stretch along the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern and central Mexico Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It grows at altitudes of sea level to 1,500 m in the north of the range, and 1,000-2,300 m in the south of the range, always in temperate rain forest with high rainfall and cool, humid summers. Temperate rainforests are Coniferous or broadleaf Forests that occur in the Temperate zone and receive high rainfall
Close-up of shoot from below, showing shoot pubescence and white stomatal bands
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Pacific Silver Fir bark
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It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 30-45 m (exceptionally 72 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1. In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or 2 m (exceptionally 2. 3 m). The bark on younger trees is light grey, thin and covered with resin blisters. Bark, also known as periderm is the outermost layer of stems and Roots of Woody plants such as Trees It overlays the Wood and consists Resin, not to be confused with Rosin, is a Hydrocarbon Secretion of many Plants particularly coniferous trees. On older trees, it darkens and develops scales and furrows. The leaves are needle-like, flattened, 2-4. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0. 5 mm thick, matt dark green above, and with two white bands of stomata below, and slightly notched at the tip. In Botany, a stoma (also stomate; plural stomata) is a tiny opening or pore found mostly on the underside of a Plant Leaf The leaf arrangement is spiral on the shoot, but with each leaf variably twisted at the base so they lie flat to either side of and above the shoot, with none below the shoot. The shoots are orange-red with dense velvety pubescence. The cones are 9-17 cm long and 4-6 cm broad, dark purple before maturity; the scale bracts are short, and hidden in the closed cone. A cone (in formal botanical usage Strobilus, plural strobili is an organ on Plants in the division Pinophyta ( Conifers The winged seeds are released when the cones disintegrate at maturity about 6-7 months after pollination. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored
Pacific Silver Fir is very closely related to Maries' Fir A. Maries' Fir ( Abies mariesii, in Japanese オオシラビソ or アオモリトドマツ Oh-shirabiso or Aomori-todomatsu is a Fir native to the Mountains mariesii from Japan, which is distinguished by its slightly shorter leaves (1. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 5-2. 5 cm) and smaller cones (5-11 cm long).
Uses
The wood is soft and not very strong; it is used for paper making, packing crates and other cheap construction work. Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging The foliage has an attractive scent, and is sometimes used for Christmas decoration, including Christmas trees. A Christmas tree, Yule tree, holiday tree or Tannenbaum (fir tree is one of the most popular Traditions associated with the celebration
It is also planted as an ornamental tree in large parks, though its requirement for cool, humid summers limits the areas where it grows well; successful growth away from its native range is restricted to areas like western Scotland and southern New Zealand. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
References
- Conifer Specialist Group (1998). Abies amabilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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