Abies delavayi

Read about Abies delavayi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Abies delavayi, Franch. (Keteleeria Fabri, Mast.). (After No. 11 in the treatment of Abies.) Tall tree, to 120 ft.: young branches yellowish or reddish brown, lustrous, usually glabrous: winter buds obtuse, resinous: lvs. spreading, crowded, usually blunt and emarginate, strongly recurved at the margins, silvery white below, 1/2 - 1 in. long: cones oblong-ovate to oblong-cylindric, usually truncate, deep violet, about 2 1/2 in. long; bracts usually slightly exserted. W. China. G.C. III. 39:212 (as A. Fargesii on p. 213). CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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