Abies firma

• BOTANICAL NAME: Abies firma
• PRONUNCIATION: a-BEEZ FUR-ma
• COMMON NAME: Momi Fir
• FAMILY: Pinaceae
• NATIVITY: Japan.
• GROWTH HABIT: Large, conical tree.
• SIZE: 40 - 60" in cultivation, up to 150' tall in its native habitat.
• HARDINESS: Zone 6 - 9.
• CULTURE: Full sun and moist, well-drained soils. Seems adaptable to hot environments. May be a superior fir for southern gardens as plants as far south as Georgia and Alabama are growing well.
• LANDSCAPE USE: Large specimen tree.
• FOLIAGE: Leaves are strongly two ranked, appearing like a two sided comb. Individual leaves are about 1 1/2" long and deeply notched at the apex. Stomatal bands visible near the apex on the upper surface and the length of the leaf on the lower surface.
• BUDS: Small and may or may not be resinous.
• BARK: Dark gray, rough and scaly.
• FRUIT: Cone approximately 4 1/2" long, yellowish before ripening.
• PROPAGATION: Seed.
• PESTS: None serious.
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