Abies veitchii seed

LATIN NAME: Abies veitchii

COMMON NAME: Veitch’s Fir, Veitch’s Silver Fir

Veitch’s fir is a graceful and noble fir of the Japanese mountains, and its soft, silvery foliage is a quiet delight of the high forest. It grows as a tall, evergreen conifer, reaching up to thirty metres, with a narrow, conical crown of dense, dark green needles, each with two silvery bands on the underside, which give the foliage a shimmering, silvery look, and small, upright, barrel-shaped cones, which turn purple before ripening. It is a native of Japan, from the islands of Honshu and Shikoku, growing in moist soils in the cool, wet mountain forests at elevations of 1,500 to 2,800 metres, and it is very shade-tolerant when young.

Veitch’s fir belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae, and it is a species of fir native to Japan, from the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. It lives in moist soils in cool, wet mountain forests at elevations of 1,500 to 2,800 metres, and it is very shade-tolerant when young.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Veitch’s fir has a genuine and growing place in both botanical and forestry research. It has been studied in botany and in the classification of the firs, since it is a distinctive species of the genus Abies, and researchers have examined its classification, its relationships with the other firs of Japan and its place in the genus, which has made it of interest in the study of the taxonomy of the firs, while its silvery foliage has been noted. The tree has also been studied in forestry and in the research on mountain forests, since it is a native of the cool, wet mountain forests of Japan, and researchers have examined its growth, its shade tolerance and its place in the forest, while its value in the planting of mountain forest has been studied. The species has also been studied in horticulture, since it is a graceful ornamental conifer, prized for its silvery foliage. For a fir of such grace, Veitch’s fir has a steady and growing record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, Veitch’s fir is a keystone of the high Japanese forest. Its cones feed birds and small mammals, its dense, evergreen crown gives shelter, and its deep roots hold the steep, wet mountain slopes, while it is a graceful presence in the cool, wet forests of Japan.

Its economic value is real. It is a valuable tree of the mountain forests of Japan, used for timber and for the protection of the forest and the watershed, and it is a graceful ornamental conifer, prized for its silvery foliage, while it is also of value in the planting of the cool, wet forest. For a grower, Veitch’s fir is a valuable and graceful tree, and for a gardener it brings soft, silvery evergreen beauty. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in the fridge in damp compost for a month, then sow them in a pot of free-draining compost, keep them in a cool, shaded, sheltered spot and water them gently, and they’ll sprout within a few weeks, growing on steadily into a graceful young fir.

Veitch Fir, Abies Veitchii Silver Fir is an attractive Christmas Tree originally from Japan.Apart from Christmas Tree production it is extensively used for Bonsai tree production, as Windbreak and also for screening.