Abies squamata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Abies squamata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Abies squamata, Mast. (After No. 11.) Tall tree, to 120 ft.; bark purplish brown, exfoliating in thin flakes like the river birch: young branches brown, glabrous: winter buds obtuse, very resinous: lvs. very crowded, ascending, mucronate or obtuse, often falcate, glaucous below while young, becoming nearly green, 1/2 - 1 in. long: cones oblong-ovoid, obtuse, violet, 2-3 in. long; bracts slightly exserted. W. China. G.C. III. 39:299. —Very remarkable for its bright purplish brown bark, scaling off in thin flakes. It has violet-purple resinous cones, and short relatively broad leaves. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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