Nordmann fir
Caucasian fir
abies nordmanniana latin

By far the most popular species grown in Denmark is the sought after Nordmann fir.

The report predicted a 30 percent drop in Nordmann fir imports from Denmark over 2005.

It is also closely related to Nordmann Fir to the east in northern Turkey.

Initially, the shortfall and the resulting price increase, which most specifically affected the Nordmann fir, was blamed on a crisis within the industry from 1998-2004.

The bestselling "non-drop" tree is the Nordmann fir.

In 2005 Denmark was Europe's leading producer of Nordmann firs for Christmas trees.

The most popular species for Christmas trees in Denmark, and most of Europe is the Nordmann fir.

In Great Britain, Nordmann Fir is a popular species, largely due to its needle-holding qualities.

In 2007, prices eventually rose 25 percent for Nordmann firs, the most popular variety in Denmark and most of Europe.

From the British perspective it meant 800,000 fewer imported Nordmann fir from Denmark and Norway.

Nordmann Fir and Norway Spruce sell well in the United Kingdom, the latter being popular throughout Europe.

Current distribution of the Nordmann Fir is associated with the forest refugia that existed during the Ice Age at the eastern and southern Black Sea coast.

The park was founded under the Soviet government in 1965 as a state reserve to protect the easternmost limits of the Caucasian Spruce and Nordmann Fir.

Further up Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) and/or Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) form extensive forests.

His son Lord Barrymore with his gardener William Osborne continued with the planting of exotics including Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) from the Caucasus in 1838.

Nordmann Fir is one of the most important species grown for Christmas trees, being favoured for its attractive foliage, with needles that are not sharp, and do not drop readily when the tree dries out.

Abies nordmanniana, the Nordmann Fir, is a fir native to the mountains west and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia, Russian Caucasus and northern parts of Armenia.

Among the other trees present are Pedunculate Oak, Cork Oak, Alder, Hornbeam, Lime, Service Tree, Ash, Nordmann Fir, Red Oak and Scots Pine.

Nordmann Fir, Noble Fir, Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir are popular Christmas trees, generally considered to be the best for this purpose, with aromatic foliage that does not shed many needles on drying out.

Silver Fir is the species first used as a Christmas tree, but has been largely replaced by Nordmann Fir (which has denser, more attractive foliage), Norway Spruce (which is much cheaper to grow), and other species.

It is closely related to (and in many respects intermediate between) Silver Fir to the north in central Europe, Greek Fir to the south in southern Greece, and Nordmann Fir to the east in northern Turkey.

When a Danish tree shortage in 2006 resulted in only 200,000 of the usual 1 million Nordmann Fir trees to the British Isles, British farmers were forced to make up the deficit with Norway Spruce, Fraser Fir, and Scots pine.

It has rich caucasian fir and black pine forest and pastures.

Caucasian fir, spruce, .

In the mountains first Abies nordmanniana, but then soon Pinus becomes dominant.

The cladoceran Evadne nordmanni and the fir-tree Abies nordmanniana are named after him.

Algerian Fir (Abies nordmanniana)

Further up Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) and/or Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) form extensive forests.

His son Lord Barrymore with his gardener William Osborne continued with the planting of exotics including Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) from the Caucasus in 1838.