Abies — 31 species
Botanical species in the genus Abies recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Abies alba
Abies alba
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. The preferred climate is cool temperate, comparatively humid with a mean annual precipitation that is often more than 1,000mm, with abundant snowfall but moderately low temperatures in the winter. It has been planted as a timber tree in northern and western Europe, growing well in moister regions such as Scottish valleys and southwest England.
Full cultivation guide →Abies amabilis
Abies amabilis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies amabilis is a plant of the moist temperate zone, occurring from sea level near the coast to an elevation of 330 metres in the north of its range and from 250 - 1,830 metres in the south. The climate is extremely wet maritime, with 1,500 to 6,000 mm annual precipitation, much of it as snow. Plants can tolerate temperatures down to around -35°c, though young growth can be damaged at -5°c.
Full cultivation guide →Abies balsamea
Abies balsamea
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the oceanic, continental and boreal temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 1,900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 10 - 18°c, but can tolerate 4 - 26°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -25°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at 0°c.
Full cultivation guide →Abies cephalonica
Abies cephalonica
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Trees grow very well in Britain, and unlike most other members of this genus they succeed in southern and south-eastern England though they are slow growing there. They are at their best in the Perthshire valleys of Scotland and the far west of Britain where growth is much faster. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil.
Full cultivation guide →Abies cilicica
Abies cilicica
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. Dormant trees are very frost tolerant, but young growth is very subject to frost damage. The plant favours calcareous substrates which are shallow, rocky and well drained.
Full cultivation guide →Abies concolor
Abies concolor
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the temperate to subtropical zone, where it is found at elevations up to 3,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 0 - 18°c, but can tolerate 5 - 22°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -20°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
Full cultivation guide →Abies delavayi
Abies delavayi
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mountainous areas in the temperate to subtropical zones, where it is found at elevations up to 4,300 metres. It grows in areas where the climate is extremely wet, with cool summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual precipitation ranges from 1,000 - 3,000mm or more.
Full cultivation guide →Abies densa
Abies densa
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies densa is a plant of higher elevations in the temperate to subtropical zone of the Himalayas, where it is found at elevations from 2,450 - 4,000 metres. The climate is extremely wet, with well marked monsoons and an annual precipitation of more than 2,000mm. The summers are relatively warm, the winters are cold at high altitudes and bring heavy snowfall.
Full cultivation guide →Abies fargesii
Abies fargesii
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies fargesii is a plant of the cold, moist temperate zone, where it is found at elevations from 2,000 - 4,000 metres. Dormant trees are very cold tolerant, but young growth is susceptible to frost damage. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil.
Full cultivation guide →Abies firma
Abies firma
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies firma is a plant of the temperate zone, growing where the climate is moist or wet - it is cool, with mild winters, in the north of its range, becoming warm temperate in the south, with an annual precipitation above 1,000mm. Dormant trees are quite cold tolerant, but young growth is susceptible to frost damage. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil.
Full cultivation guide →Abies forrestii
Abies forrestii
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies forrestii is a plant of higher elevations in the temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 4,300 metres. The climate is cold and wet, annual precipitation ranges from 1,000 - 2,000mm. Dormant trees are very cold tolerant, but new growth can be damaged by frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Abies fraseri
Abies fraseri
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies fraseri is a plant of montane areas in the temperate zone, where it is found at elevations from 1,200 - 2,038 metres. The climate is humid, with cool summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall; annual precipitation varies between 850 - 2,000mm. Dormant plants are very cold tolerant, but young growth is susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Abies grandis
Abies grandis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies grandis is found in the temperate zone where it grows from sea level up to 2,000 metres. It is found where the climate is moist maritime to wet, with a mean annual precipitation ranging from 500 - 2,500mm, and also in the upland interior where the winters are snowy and cold and the mean precipitation ranges from 500 - 1,250mm. When dormant, the plant is very cold tolerant, but young growth is susceptible to damage by frost.
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Abies guatemalensis
Abies guatemalensis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in deep, fertile soils. The average growth rate ranges from 36 - 46cm per year when the plant is between 49 - 71 years old. Annual diameter increment varies from 6 - 7mm.
Full cultivation guide →Abies holophylla
Abies holophylla
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies holophylla is a plant of the cool temperate zone where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. T is found in areas where the climate is cold, with wet summers and arid winters with long periods of snow. Dormant trees are very cold hardy, but young growth is susceptible to damage by frost.
Full cultivation guide →Abies homolepis
Abies homolepis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies homolepis is a plant of the cool, humid temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils.
Full cultivation guide →Abies kawakamii
Abies kawakamii
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies kawakamii is a plant of montane regions in the subtropical zone, where it can be found at elevations up to 3,600 metres. The climate is temperate, super humid with an annual precipitation that exceeds 4,000mm and can reach up to 10,000mm, making this region one of the wettest mountain ranges in the world. The dormant plants are very cold tolerant, but young growth is susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Abies lasiocarpa
Abies lasiocarpa
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies lasiocarpa is a plant of the temperate zone, where it can grow at elevations up to the subalpine region. The climate is everywhere cold, but is humid in the northwest of its range and dry in the south. Precipitation varies between 500 - 3,000mm annually.
Full cultivation guide →Abies magnifica
Abies magnifica
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies magnifica is a plant of montane regions in the temperate zone, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,700 metres. The climate is characterized by short, warm and dry summers with long, cold winters with much snow. Annual precipitation varies between 750 - 1,500mm (80 % as snow).
Full cultivation guide →Abies mariesii
Abies mariesii
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of montane regions in the temperate zone. The climate is cold, with abundant winter snow and cool, moist summers, the annual precipitation can exceed 2,000mm. Frequent typhoons are a destructive force reducing the maximum age of trees.
Full cultivation guide →Abies nephrolepis
Abies nephrolepis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of montane regions in the temperate zone. The climate is cold, with short, cool and moist summers and long, cold winters. Most of the annual precipitation is snow.
Full cultivation guide →Abies nordmanniana
Abies nordmanniana
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
A plant of montane regions in the temperate zone. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils.
Full cultivation guide →Abies pindrow
Abies pindrow
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies pindrow is found in the montane to subalpine zones in the western Himalayas, where it can be found at elevations up to 3,300 metres. The climate is cool, moist monsoon with abundant precipitation, much of it falling as snow. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 24°c, but can tolerate 2 - 32°c.
Full cultivation guide →Abies procera
Abies procera
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies procera is a plant of the temperate zone in western N. America, where it can be found at elevations from near sea level to 2,700 metres. The climate is cool temperate, with short summers and snowy winters, the annual precipitation ranging from 1,750 - 2,600mm, much of it as snow Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil.
Full cultivation guide →Abies recurvata
Abies recurvata
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies recurvata is found in montane regions in the warm temperate to subtropical zone of southwest China. The climate is cold, moist, with annual precipitation between 700 - 1,000mm. Dormant trees are very cold hardy, but young growth is susceptible to frost damage.
Full cultivation guide →Abies religiosa
Abies religiosa
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies religiosa is a plant ofthe high montane zone in the subtropical and tropical zone of Mexico and Guatemala, being found at elevations up to 4,000 metres or more. The climate is cool, moist oceanic on ranges near the coast, colder with more snow in the interior, with abundant precipitation. It is only hardy in the milder regions of the temperate zone, with mature trees toleratingoccasional temperatures down to about -5 to -10°c, but young growth can be damaged by frost.
Full cultivation guide →Abies sachalinensis
Abies sachalinensis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies sachalinensis is found in a cool to cold maritime climate in the temperate zone, growing at elevations up to 1,650 metres. It grows in areas with an abundant rainfall and cool, wet summers. The trees are very cold tolerant when dormant, but new growth often starts very early in spring, especially when the plant is grown in regions that are milder than its native habitat, and this young growth is very susceptible to damage by frost.
Full cultivation guide →Abies sibirica
Abies sibirica
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies sibirica is found at high latitudes in northern Europe and Asia, but staying well south of the Artic circle - it is found at elevations from the plains at near sea level to mountain slopes at 2,000 metres. The climate is cold continental, but not extreme in most parts of the range of the species. The tree often does not grow well in cultivation, especially if in milder areas than its habitat.
Full cultivation guide →Abies spectabilis
Abies spectabilis
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies spectabilis is a plant of the montane zone in the western Himalayas where it is found mainly at elevations from 3,000 - 4,000 metres. The climate is cool, moist monsoon with abundant precipitation, much of it falling as snow. Although very hardy when dormant, the plant can be excited into early growth in milder areas and then the young shoots are susceptible to damage from late frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Abies squamata
Abies squamata
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies squamata is a plant of the montane to subalpine zone in western China, where it is found at elevations from 3,500 - 4,500 metres. The climate is cold, relatively dry (arid in E Xizang), but there is usually perpetual snow at higher elevations which provides sufficient moisture throughout the year. Prefers a good moist but not water-logged soil.
Full cultivation guide →Abies veitchii
Abies veitchii
Family: Pinaceae
Cultivation
Abies veitchii is a plant of the montane zone in Japan, where it is found at elevations from 1,200 - 2,800 metres. The climate is cool and wet, with annual precipitation between 1,000 - 2,500mm, and with cold, snowy winters; frequent typhoons cause destruction of the forest in most places before it reaches an age of 250 to 300 years. Trees are very hardy when dormant, but in areas with milder winters they are often excited into premature growth and are then susceptible to damage by late frosts.
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