Abies veitchii
Veitch's fir · also Veitch's silver-fir, Veitch fir, Vietch's silver-fir
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Abies veitchii, also known as Veitch's fir, is a conifer native to the Japanese islands of Honshū and Shikoku. It thrives in cool, moist mountain forests at high elevations and is noted for its shade tolerance when young. This species is not long-lived and requires consistently moist soils.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.01%34 yr9.8 in
- 70.01%23 yr38 in
- 30.00%—10 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 11–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade, Full shade
- Soil
- Moist
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 13 in, mean 23 in, 90th percentile 42 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Honshu alpine conifer forests
Other Abies in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
