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Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann Fir )

Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann Fir) is a large conifer tree with a conical or columnar shape. The leaf has a specific orange smell. It can be planted only in cooler regions or high altitudes. It s very cold hardy plants.  It. prefers a moist, well-drained loam, but will grow in many soils. It could be used as a Christmas tree because the canopy is compact.

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  • French Name: Sapin de Nordmann

    Arabic Name: شوح

    Pronunciation: A-bees nord-man-ee-AY-nuh

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Asia Minor, Caucasus

  • Heat Zones: 4 to 7

    Hardiness Zones: 4 to 6

  • Uses: Screen, Specimen, Container

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Tree Shape: Pyramidal

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 20 to 50 Years

  • Companion Plants: Juniperus

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  • By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Tiniko Dzadzamia (Georgia, Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Parallel

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Needle

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Fine

    Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Lemony)

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 3 - 7

  • Trunk

    Number of Trunks: Single Trunk

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 7 - 10

    Fruit Color: Black

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  • By Joaquim Gaspar (Own work (own photo)) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Tiniko Dzadzamia (Georgia, Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Franz Xaver (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Life Span: More than 50

    Pests: Mites, Beetles

    Plant Propagation: Seed

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