Grand Fir, Lowland Fir (Abies grandis)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  The Grand Fir or Lowland Fir is the tallest of all the firs. It is very fast growing and reaches heights of 100m. It has linear aromatic needles of up to 6cm in length and two white bands of stomata below. The cones are relatively small at 6-8cm in length.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Linear aromatic needles, 2.0-6.0 cm long, 0.2-0.3cm wide, with two white bands of stomata below, 7 to 10 lines. Apical arrangement of needles.

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  Blatt Unterseite

  Linear aromatic needles, 2.0-6.0 cm long, 0.2-0.3cm wide, with two white bands of stomata below, 7 to 10 lines. Apical arrangement of needles.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period IV-V; male flower is pale yellow, female flower is pale yellow-green.

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  Rinde

  Bark is brownish-red in colour, turning grey or greenish-grey with age, smooth when young, with shallow furrows when aged.

Anwendung

Wind-break, parks, pollen (allergy)

Heimatgebiete

Western North America

Standortparameter

Light: sunny to semi-shady, temperature: warm to cool, soil: fresh to moist, soil depth: deep to very deep, humus concentration: medium to high, soil quality: medium to high, pH value: 5.5 to 7.5

Ansprüche

Very demanding requirements, prefers areas with high rainfall, moderately tolerant of chalk, exceedingly strong in different soils

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Height of growth: 30m to 100m, growth habit: arcuate, spreading, good stem-builder, continuous stem.

Blätter

Linear aromatic needles, 2.0-6.0 cm long, 0.2-0.3cm wide, with two white bands of stomata below, 7 to 10 lines. Apical arrangement of needles.

Blüten

Flowering period IV-V; male flower is pale yellow, female flower is pale yellow-green.

Früchte

Reddish-brown cones, from oviform to oblong in shape, 5.0-10.0cm long, 3.0-4.0cm wide.

Rinde

Bark is brownish-red in colour, turning grey or greenish-grey with age, smooth when young, with shallow furrows when aged.

Wurzel

Deep-rooting, taprooted

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