Needle Fir - Abies holophylla

Needle Fir - Abies holophylla Maxim.
Family: Pinaceae. Also placed in: Abietaceae (1)
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This Morton Arboretum specimen, about 3 meters tall, was started from seed 14 years ago.

This fir, a native of Asia (temperate) is a fine textured, densely branched tree with a narrow, pyramidal shape. Under cultivation, the needle fir grows to 90+ feet tall and 50 feet wide.

Native: ASIA-TEMPERATE
Soviet Far East: Russian Federation - Primorye [s.]
China: China - Hebei [n.], Heilongjiang, Jilin
Eastern Asia: Korea [s.]

Read an abstract: " Griseofulvin has been used as an antifungal antibiotic for the treatment of mycotic diseases of humans and veterinary animals. The purpose of this work was to identify a griseofulvin-producing endophytic fungus from Abies holophylla and evaluate its in vivo antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi." (2)

References:
1. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
2. pdf Griseofulvin from Xylaria sp. Strain F0010, an Endophytic Fungus of Abies holophylla and its Antifungal Activity Against Plant Pathogenic Fungi
PARK, JOONG-HYEOP, GYUNG JA CHOI, HYANG BURM LEE
Biological Function Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, PO Box 107, Yusong-Gu, Taejon 305-600, Korea

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