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Spanish Fir –  Abies pinsapo

Spanish fir grows to a height of 100 feet (30 meters). It has striking, straight branchlets arranged at equal angles.

Needles: Short and stiff, all around the twig.

Twig

Pollen Cones

Pollen Cones

Where it grows: Mountains of southern Spain.

Spanish fir at Hoyt Arboretum

Bark

Names: Pinsapo is an old Spanish word that means pine-fir. Other common names: Spanish Silver Spruce.

 Spanish Fir

 

 

 

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