Nikko Fir
Abies homolepis
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Mountains of Japan
Location
Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection, Conifer Slope
Source of plant
Claude Heit, US National Arboretum
Description
Tree reaching 30 (-40) m in height with a regular conical crown, stout, regular and stiffly spreading branches, and gray, scaly bark. Often develops a wide cedar-like crown in the open.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
winter interest