Graver Home Virtual Tour Collections	Abies nordmanniana Common Name: Nordmann Fir Family: Pinaceae		Collection Number:  Entry Author:  C. Westring Description:  A narrow pyramidal-shaped  evergreen conifer Needles: Dense, directed forward; 20-30 mm X 2-2.5 mm; apex rounded and notched; lustrous dark green on upper surface Cones: Red-brown; 15 cm X 5 cm; cylindrical Bark: Gray-brown, smooth with resin blisters until very old Branching Pattern: Densely branched from ground up; regularly arranged Height:  61 meters tall Conditions/Habitat/Kind of Forest:  Prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soil and full sun Range:  Asia Minor, Caucasus Zone:  5 Conservation Status-US/ World Wide:  Not threatened Uses (Human):  Used to grow  Christmas Trees in the Republic of Georgia (Caucasia); also used in parks References: Gymnosperm Database, University of Bonn http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ab/nordmanniana.htm IUCN Red List of Threatened Species http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=42293 UConn Plant Database http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/abinor/abinor1.html
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