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|species=nordmanniana
|species=nordmanniana
|common_name=Nordmann Fir, Caucasian Fir
|common_name=Nordmann Fir, Caucasian Fir
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=tree
|habit=tree
|Max ht box=130
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=180
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=20
|Max wd box=20
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=Caucasus, Asia Minor, Greece
|origin=Caucasus, Asia Minor, Greece
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|water=moist
|features=evergreen
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
|min_zone=4
|max_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=8
|sunset_zones=3-11, 14-24, 32-37
|sunset_zones=3-11, 14-24, 32-37
|image=Abies nordmanniana young tree.JPG
|image=Abies nordmanniana young tree.JPG
Vigorous, densely foliaged fir. Under cultivation reaches 30-50 feet tall, 20 feet wide. Needles are dark green and shiny, .25 to 1.5 inches long, having whitish bands underneath, and densely covering the branches. Does well in warm and dry summer western US and humid mid-Atlantic and southeastern states, but does best with regular water. Can be kept long-term in containers.
Vigorous, densely foliaged fir. Under cultivation reaches 30-50 feet tall, 20 feet wide. Needles are dark green and shiny, .25 to 1.5 inches long, having whitish bands underneath, and densely covering the branches. Does well in warm and dry summer western US and humid mid-Atlantic and southeastern states, but does best with regular water. Can be kept long-term in containers.
'''Nordmann Fir''' (''Abies nordmanniana'') is a [[fir]] native to the [[mountain]]s south and east of the [[Black Sea]], in [[Turkey]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Russia]]n [[Caucasus]] and northern parts of [[Armenia]]. It occurs at altitudes of 900-2,200 m on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm.
'''Nordmann Fir''' (''Abies nordmanniana'') is a [[fir]] native to the [[mountain]]s south and east of the [[Black Sea]], in [[Turkey]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Russia]]n [[Caucasus]] and northern parts of [[Armenia]]. It occurs at altitudes of 900-2,200 m on mountains with a rainfall of over 1,000 mm.
It is a large [[evergreen]] [[conifer]]ous [[tree]] growing to 60 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. In the [[Western Caucasus]] Reserve, some specimens have been reported to be 78 m and even 85 m tall <ref>{{cite web | url = http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/900.pdf | title = Western Caucasus WHA, IUCN Technical Evaluation}}</ref> , the tallest trees in Europe.
It is a large [[evergreen]] [[conifer]]ous [[tree]] growing to 60 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. In the [[Western Caucasus]] Reserve, some specimens have been reported to be 78 m and even 85 m tall <ref>{{cite web | url = http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/900.pdf | title = Western Caucasus WHA, IUCN Technical Evaluation}}</ref> , the tallest trees in Europe.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, flattened, 1.8-3.5 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two blue-white bands of [[stomata]] below. The tip of the leaf is usually blunt, often slightly notched at the tip, but can be pointed, particularly on strong-growing shoots on young trees. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 10-20 cm long and 4-5 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, flattened, 1.8-3.5 cm long and 2 mm wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, and with two blue-white bands of [[stomata]] below. The tip of the leaf is usually blunt, often slightly notched at the tip, but can be pointed, particularly on strong-growing shoots on young trees. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are 10-20 cm long and 4-5 cm broad, with about 150-200 scales, each scale with an exserted bract and two winged [[seed]]s; they disintegrate when mature to release the seeds.
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''
