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silver fir

Abies alba

The silver fir is a tall tree with soft, green needles and a lovely shape. It can grow very high and is often found in beautiful forests, providing homes for many animals.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The silver fir has distinctive flat, dark green needles with two silvery white bands on their undersides, giving it a frosty appearance. Its cylindrical cones stand upright like candles on branches, unique among many conifers, and its bark is smooth and grey.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

A special resin from its bark was historically used by scientists for delicate optical lenses.

Its cones stand tall like candles on the branches, unlike most conifers whose cones hang down!

Some very old silver firs can develop a unique, flat 'stork's nest' shape at their very tops.

The silver fir is Europe's tallest native fir, reaching amazing heights like a skyscraper!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Resin Armor

Silver fir has sticky resin that oozes out to trap insects and seal wounds, acting like a natural bandage to protect it.

Fähigkeit

Upright Seed Spread

Its cones stand upright and break apart on the tree, letting wind easily scatter its winged seeds widely for reproduction.

Fähigkeit

Shade Nursery

Young silver firs can grow well in shade beneath older trees, patiently waiting for their chance to reach the sun and thrive.

Fähigkeit

Deep Water Seekers

Silver firs have very deep roots that help anchor them firmly in mountainous terrain and find water far below the surface.

Maße und Details

Höhe
3000-6000 cm
Ausbreitung
500-1000 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

Browses on young trees and bark

parasitizes

Fir Bark Beetle

Pityokteines curvidens

Bores into bark, weakening the tree

shelters

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

Nests in old firs' cavities

symbiotic with

Porcino Mushroom

Boletus edulis

Shares nutrients with its roots

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay on paths when exploring forests and don't climb trees without an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von silver fir?

3000-6000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von silver fir?

500-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von silver fir?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von silver fir?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von silver fir?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von silver fir?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von silver fir?

Wind

Wo findet man silver fir normalerweise?

Forests

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