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'''Greek Fir''' ('''''Abies cephalonica''''') is a [[fir]] native to the [[mountain]]s of [[Greece]], primarily in the [[Peloponnesos]] and the island of [[Kefallinia]]. It is a medium-size [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[tree]] growing to 25-35 m (rarely 40 m) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. It occurs at altitudes of 900-1,700 m, on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm. The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, flattened, 1.5-3 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two blue-white bands of [[stomata]] below. The tip of the leaf is pointed, usually fairly sharply but sometimes with a blunt tip, particularly on slow-growing shoots on older trees. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 10-20 cm long and 4 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds. :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Varieties== Var. Apollinis (syn. A. Apillinis), with narrow and blunter lvs., is remarkable in its power to produce vigorous shoots from adventitious buds. Mts. of Greece and Roumelia; often gregarious; more hardy than the type in the northern states. ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> File:Plastira1.JPG File:Abies cephalonica - twigs.jpg File:Abies cephalonica - twigs2.jpg Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 </gallery> ==References== <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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