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European Silver Fir – Abies alba Family Pinaceae: Pine, Cedar, Spruce, Fir This lovely tree, native to the mountainous regions of Europe, can grow to 60 meters [4]. |
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![]() Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé "Flora von Deutschland" 1885 [5] |
![]() 22 years old and about 20 feet tall. |
Leaves are needle-like, flattened, 1.8–3 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above [4]
Anecdotal evidence suggests silver fir was the first tree used in Europe as a Christms tree. The custom of decorating small evergreens originated in Germany and Switzerland. The United States now reportedly consumes 35 to 40 million trees each Christmas season [5]. Most are raised on tree farms or plucked ceremoniously from a friendly, neighborhood woodlot or forest. Silver Fir is native to Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, France and Spain [1]. Common names for this tree include Christmas tree, European silver fir, silver fir, Weißtanne, abete argentato, abete bianco, abeto blanco [3]. |
![]() ![]() 50-year-old bark is dotted with diamond-shaped plaques |
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