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Abies nordmanniana
Also called Kazazdagi Fir, Nordmann Fir, Nordmann Christmastree, Crimean Fir, Turkish Fir
A large evergreen conifer from the Black Sea mountains, widely grown as a Christmas tree and ornamental. It thrives in cool, moist, well-drained conditions and does poorly in hot, dry or waterlogged sites.
Abies nordmanniana, the Nordmann fir or Caucasian fir, is a fir indigenous to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia and the Russian Caucasus. It occurs at elevations of 900–2,200 m on mountains with precipitation of over 1,000 mm.
The Nordmann fir is one of the most important species grown for Christmas trees, being favoured for its attractive foliage, with needles that are not sharp and do not drop readily when the tree dries out.
It is also a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, and along with the cultivar 'Golden Spreader' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The species is indigenous to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia and the Russian Caucasus. It occurs at elevations of 900–2,200 m on mountains with precipitation of over 1,000 mm.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abies nordmanniana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
