Abies nordmanniana
Nordmann Fir
Pinaceae

Located next to Manchester Hall by parking lot.

  • needles short (.75"-1.5") long
  • needles directed forward, borne densely on branches
  • needles dark green above, prominent lighter stomatal bands below
  • needle tips blunt and notched
  • bark relatively smooth and gray/brown even with age, resin blisters present
  • leaf scars rounded, like "suction cups"
  • cones disintegrate at maturity, not present on ground, large (6")
  • habit is a large, narrow pyramidal tree with dense branching


View Abies nordmanniana page in the UConn Plant Database

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