"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantræet) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir...
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also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock". Douglas-firs are medium-size to extremely large evergreen trees, 20–100 metres (70–330...
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Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus Abies (/ˈeɪbiˌiz/) in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found...
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Fir Tree may refer to: A tree of the genus Abies Fir Tree, County Durham, a village in England Fir Tree, Washington, an unincorporated community in the...
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The Fraser fir (Abies fraseri), sometimes spelled Frasier fir, is an endangered species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern...
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Fir Tree is a village in County Durham, in England. It is west of Crook, near the River Wear. Fir Tree has a petrol station and two pubs: The Duke of...
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A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated...
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Abies balsamea (redirect from Balsam fir)
east to Maine, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia). Balsam fir is a small to medium-size evergreen tree typically 14–20 metres (46–66 ft)...
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Monoon longifolium (redirect from Indian Fir Tree)
[citation needed] Common names include false ashoka, the Buddha tree, Indian mast tree, and Indian fir tree. Its names in other languages include Ashoka in...
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Abies lasiocarpa (redirect from Coast Range Subalpine Fir)
Abies lasiocarpa, the subalpine fir or Rocky Mountain fir, is a western North American fir tree. Abies lasiocarpa is a medium-sized evergreen conifer...
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Christmas tree cultivation is an agricultural, forestry, and horticultural occupation which involves growing pine, spruce, and fir trees specifically for...
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Fir Tree Copse is a 6-hectare (15-acre) nature reserve south-east of Dunsfold in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust and is part of the...
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Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (redirect from Coast douglas-fir)
Columbia. Coast Douglas-fir is the second-tallest conifer in the world (after coast redwood), and the third-tallest of all trees, (after Eucalyptus regnans)...
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Abies concolor (redirect from White fir)
Abies concolor, the white fir, concolor fir, or Colorado fir, is a coniferous tree in the pine family Pinaceae. This tree is native to the mountains of western...
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Spruce (redirect from Spruce fir)
is a tree of the genus Picea (/paɪˈsiː.ə/ py-SEE-ə), a genus of about 40 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern...
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Look up fir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fir is a type of evergreen coniferous tree. Fir, FIR or F.I.R. may also refer to: F.I.R., a Taiwanese...
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Abies magnifica (redirect from Red fir)
tree, typically occurring at 1,400–2,700 metres (4,600–8,900 ft) elevation, though only rarely reaching tree line. The name red fir derives from the bark...
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Abies grandis (redirect from Grand fir)
Abies grandis (grand fir, giant fir, lowland white fir, great silver fir, western white fir, Vancouver fir, or Oregon fir) is a fir native to northwestern...
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The Dennert Fir Tree (German: Dennert-Tanne, also known as the Dennert’ scher Tannenbaum, Dennert-Tafel or Dennert-Fichte) is a signboard that is used...
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Oregon, is one of the tallest known trees in the world which is not a redwood (Sequoioideae), at 327 feet (99.7 m). The Doerner Fir was previously measured...
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Ziemassvētki (section Ziemassvētki fir decoration)
roses. In the evening, a large herd with wives and virgins came to the fir tree with songs and games. With good reconciliation, the fir tree is lighted...
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O Tannenbaum (redirect from O Christmas Tree)
ˈtanənbaʊm]; "O fir tree"), known in English as "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song that was unrelated to the holiday...
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Abies alba (redirect from European silver fir)
alba, the European silver fir or silver fir, is a fir native to the mountains of Europe, from the Pyrenees north to Normandy, east to the Alps and the Carpathians...
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Nooksack Giant (category Individual Douglas firs)
000 board feet of lumber. The New York Times regarded the tree in a March 7, 1897 issue as the "most magnificent fir tree ever beheld by human eyes"...
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The Red Creek Fir is a large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree located in the San Juan Valley of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. By...
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pine and fir species are grown as Christmas trees, although a handful of varieties stand out in popularity. In the United States, Douglas-fir, Scots pine...
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Co.. Marked Allegretto, it has a duration of about two minutes. The Solitary Fir Tree (in Swedish: Den ensamma furan; in Finnish: Yksinainen honka) was...
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Suzanne Simard (category Academic staff of the University of British Columbia)
Birch trees receive extra carbon from Douglas firs when the birch trees lose their leaves, and birch trees supply carbon to Douglas fir trees that are...
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leaved trees. In conifers such as fir trees, the branches hang down at an angle to the trunk, enabling them to shed snow. In contrast, broad leaved trees in...
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