Abies recurvata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Abies recurvata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Abies recurvata, Mast. (After No. 11.) Tall tree, to 120 ft.: young branches pale yellowish gray, lustrous, glabrous: winter bud slightly pointed, very resinous: lvs. crowded, spreading or recurved, sometimes falcate, pointed, bright green or glaucescent, of about the same color on both sides, about 1/2 in. on fruiting branches, about 1 in. long and more pointed on young plants: cones oblong-ovoid, usually flattened at the apex, violet-purple before maturity, later gray-brown, about 3 in. long; bracts not exserted. W. China. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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