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Common Name: Shensi Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Entry Author: C. Westring
Description: An evergreen conifer
Needles: Pectinately arranged in 2 lateral sets; dark green and flattened; 1.5-4.8 cm X 2.5-3mm
Cones: Lateral, erect on short peduncles; green, ripening brown; cylindrical or ovoid-cylindrical; 7-10 cm X 3-4 cm.
Bark: On young trees the bark is dark gray and smooth, becoming longitudinally fissured on older trees.
Branching Pattern:
Height: Up to 50m high
Conditions/Habitat/Kind of Forest: Sun to partial shade
Range: China and India
Zone: 6
Conservation Status-US/ World Wide: Not threatened
Uses (Human):
References:
Gymnosperm Database, University of Bonn
http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ab/chensiensis.htm
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=42274
Dave's Garden
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/78202/
Abies Selections
http://www.conifers.co.nz/abies/abies.html
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