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Common Name: Bulgarian Fir or King
Boris Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Entry Author: C. Westring
Description: A large coniferous evergreen tree
Needles: 203 cm long, 203 mm broad, densely arranged
Cones: Cylindrical to narrow conic, 11-21 cm long, 3-4 cm broad, green tined pink or violet before maturity
Bark:
Branching Pattern:
Height: 45 to 60 meters tall
Conditions/Habitat/Kind of Forest:
Range: Bulgaria, Northern Greece, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia
Zone: 6
Conservation Status-US/ World Wide: Not threatened
Uses (Human): Named after the King of Bulgaria
References:
Gymnosperm Database, University of Bonn
http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ab/borisii_regis.htm
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=42273
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian-Fir
Abies Selections
http://www.conifers.co.nz/abies/abies.html
Forestfarm
http://www.forestfarm.com/search/closeup.asp?PlantID=abo064
Branches