Greek fir

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Greek fir in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Loud. Tree, 60-70 ft.: trunk 2-4 ft. in diam.: lvs. broad, rigid, sharp-pointed, standing. out from the branches at right angles: cones cylindrical, slender, pointed, gray-brown, 5-6 in. long; bracts longer or rarely snorter than their scales. Mt. Enos, on the Isl. of Cephalonia. —Doubtfully hardy in northern states. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Cultivation

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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.

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