Turkey Fir
Abies nordmanniana ssp. equi-trojani
Pinaceae
Other names
Fir
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Turkey
Location
Source of plant
Treehaven Evergreen Nursery, Sheffield's Seed Col Inc., Claude Heit, Forestfarm Nursery, Edward Cope
Description
Tall tree resembling Abies bornmuelleriana, intermediate between A. cephalonica and A. nordmanniana. Branches quite glabrous, distinctly yellow-brown, buds more or less resinous with brown scales. Needles very densely arranged, 15-25mm long, distinctly tapered toward the apex, acute to obtuse, seldom emarginate, often with stomatal lines on the upper side and 2 white stomatal lines beneath. Cones cylindrical-oblong, scales about 20mm long, 30mm wide, rounded above, the bract scales markedly exserted and reflexed with a wide 4-sided terminal blade. Seed ovate, to 10mm long, broad-winged.
USDA Hardiness Zone
6