Abies homolepis Siebold & Zucc.

Nikko fir (en), Sapin de Nikko (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 36m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.75
Mature height (meter) 36.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Cool wet mountainsides. In mountain forests at elevations of 1,000-1,800 metres, generally growing in the intermediate zone between Abies firma and Abies veitchii.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-5

Usage

Uses environmental use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Abies homolepis unspecified picture

Distribution

Abies homolepis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Abies homolepis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261546-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511207
COL ID 8KDF
BDTFX ID 81151
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pinus homolepis Picea firma Pinus tschonoskiana Picea homolepis Abies homolepis Abies homolepis f. tomomi Abies homolepis var. scottae Abies firma var. brachyphylla Abies homolepis var. tomomi Abies brachyphylla var. tomomi Pinus finhonnoskiana

Lower taxons

Abies homolepis var. umbellata Abies homolepis var. homolepis