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Abies veitchii
Also called Veitch Fir, Veitch's silver-fir, Christmastree, Veitch’s Fir, Vietch's Silver Fir
Veitch's fir is a fast-growing evergreen conifer from cool, wet mountain forests of Japan, reaching 25–30 m tall. It is shade-tolerant as a seedling but short-lived, and it is mainly grown as a landscape or forestry tree in cool, moist climates.
Abies veitchii, also known as Veitch's fir or Veitch's silver-fir, is a species of fir native to Japan from the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. It lives in moist soils in cool wet mountain forests at elevations of 1500–2800 m. It is very shade-tolerant when young, but is not long-lived. The name is derived from John Gould Veitch, who saw the common species on Mount Fuji in 1860 and identified it for European botanists.
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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.
