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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Abies''
|familia=Pinaceae
| common_names = Firs
|genus=Abies
| growth_habit = tree
|common_name=Fir
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=tree
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|lifespan=perennial
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|water=moist, moderate
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|features=evergreen
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|sunset_zones=vary by species
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|image=Abies koreana cone.jpg
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|image_width=240
| image = Abies koreana cone.jpg
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
}}
}}
'''Firs''' (''Abies'') are a genus of between 45-55 species of [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|conifers]] in the family [[Pinaceae]]. All are [[tree]]s, and reach heights of 10-80 m (30-260 ft) tall with trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like [[leaf|leaves]], attached to the twig by a base that resembles a small suction cup; and by erect, cylindrical [[Conifer cone|cones]] 5-25 cm (2-10 in) long that shatter at maturity to release the winged [[seed]]s.
'''Firs''' (''Abies'') are a genus of between 45-55 species of [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|conifers]] in the family [[Pinaceae]]. All are [[tree]]s, and reach heights of 10-80 m (30-260 ft) tall with trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like [[leaf|leaves]], attached to the twig by a base that resembles a small suction cup; and by erect, cylindrical [[Conifer cone|cones]] 5-25 cm (2-10 in) long that shatter at maturity to release the winged [[seed]]s.
* [http://www.pinetum.org/cones/ABIEScones.htm Arboretum de Villardebelle cone photos: Images of cones of selected species]
* [http://www.pinetum.org/cones/ABIEScones.htm Arboretum de Villardebelle cone photos: Images of cones of selected species]
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