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Abies sibirica
Siberian fir is a large, cold-hardy evergreen conifer of the boreal taiga, growing to 30–35 m tall. It needs cool, moist conditions and does best where summers are mild and winters are long and hard.
Abies sibirica, the Siberian fir, is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the taiga east of the Volga River and south of 67°40' North latitude in Siberia through Turkestan, northeast Xinjiang, Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
The tree lives in the cold boreal climate on moist soils in mountains or river basins at elevations of 1,900–2,400 metres (6,200–7,900 ft). It is very shade-tolerant, frost-resistant, and hardy, surviving temperatures down to −50 °C (−58 °F). It rarely lives over 200 years due to the susceptibility to fungal decay in the wood.
Essential oils extracted from the leaves are used in aromatherapy and perfumes. The wood is soft, lightweight, and weak. It is used in construction, furniture, and wood pulp.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abies sibirica 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.
