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Forrest Fir
Abies forrestii
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Botanical Name:
Abies Forrestii
Family:
PINACEAE
Genus:
Abies
Species:
forrestii
Common Name:
Forrest Fir
Lot#:
050733
Quantity:
7.74 lb
Avg Count Packet:
13
Average Seeds Per Pound:
19068
Germination:
16%
Germination Test Type:
Cut
Purity:
98%
Height:
65 feet
Collection Locale:
China
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
1 pkt
$
4.95
1 oz
$
17.81
Characteristics
Evergreen
Specimen Tree
Timber
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Growing Info
Scarification
Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours
Stratification
cold stratify for 30days
Germination
seed may start to germinate in cold strat., sow seed 1/4"deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed
Description
www.conifers.org states:
Abies forrestii C. Coltman Rogers 1919
Common Names
Forrest fir; Chuandian lengshan [Chinese] (Farjon 1990).
Taxonomic notes
Syn: A. forrestii Craib 1919; A. delavayi var. forrestii (C. Coltm. Rogers) Jackson; A. delavayi var. smithii (Viguié et Gaussen) Liu p.p. (Farjon 1990). Besides the type, there are two varieties:
Abies forrestii var. georgei (Orr) Farjon 1990 (syn: A. georgei Orr 1933; A. delavayi var. georgei (Orr) Melville) (Farjon 1990).
Abies forrestii var. smithii Viguié et Gaussen (syn: A. delavayi var. smithii (Viguié et Gaussen) Liu, p.p.; A. georgei var. smithii (Viguie et Gaussen) Cheng et Fu) (Farjon 1990).
Description
See Wu and Raven 1999 for descriptions.
Range
China and Tibet: NW Yunnan, SW Sichuan and SE Xizang (Tibet) in high mountains at 2400-4300 m. The climate is cold and wet with annual precipitation of 1000-2000 mm, producing grey-brown podzol soils. Typically found in pure stands near tree limit, or mixed with Picea likiangensis, Larix potaninii, Tsuga dumosa and some broad-leaved trees, e.g. Betula albo-sinensis, Acer spp. and Sorbus spp. at lower elevations (Farjon 1990).
Comments
Native to Western China