Abies veitchii
(Veitch's silver fir)

Pictures

Picture	Title	Caption	Copyright
Title Old-growth forest Caption Old-growth mixed subalpine forest (A. veitchii and A. mariesii), at Ontake Forest Reserve (1900m above sea level), central Japan. The canopy trees are ca. 25 m in height, and 80cm in girth. (The foreground trunks are A. veitchii.) Copyright S. Yamamoto	Old-growth forest	Old-growth mixed subalpine forest (A. veitchii and A. mariesii), at Ontake Forest Reserve (1900m above sea level), central Japan. The canopy trees are ca. 25 m in height, and 80cm in girth. (The foreground trunks are A. veitchii.)	S. Yamamoto
Title Regeneration Caption Advanced regeneration (seedling or sapling banks) of subalpine Abies (A. veitchii and A. mariesii) Copyright S. Yamamoto	Regeneration	Advanced regeneration (seedling or sapling banks) of subalpine Abies (A. veitchii and A. mariesii)	S. Yamamoto
Title Fir wave regeneration Caption Fir wave (wave regeneration) of A. veitchii on the southwestern face of Mt. Shimagare at 2,403 m above sea level. Yatsugatake Mountains, central Japan. Copyright S. Yamamoto	Fir wave regeneration	Fir wave (wave regeneration) of A. veitchii on the southwestern face of Mt. Shimagare at 2,403 m above sea level. Yatsugatake Mountains, central Japan.	S. Yamamoto
Title Young leaves Caption Copyright S. Yamamoto	Young leaves		S. Yamamoto
Title Cones Caption Cones of Abies veitchii, 4-6.5 cm in length and 2-2.5 cm in diameter, and are smaller than those of A. mariesii. (A. mariesii cones are 5-10 cm in length and 3-5 cm in diameter.) Copyright S. Yamamoto	Cones	Cones of Abies veitchii, 4-6.5 cm in length and 2-2.5 cm in diameter, and are smaller than those of A. mariesii. (A. mariesii cones are 5-10 cm in length and 3-5 cm in diameter.)	S. Yamamoto

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Abies veitchii Lindl.

Preferred Common Name

• Veitch's silver fir

Variety

• Abies veitchii var. sikokiana (Nakai) Kusaka
• Abies veitchii var. sikokiana form. viridis Kusaka

Other Scientific Names

• Abies eichleri Lauche
• Abies sikokiana Nakai
• Abies veitchii var. komagatakensis Hayashi
• Abies veitchii var. nikkoensis Mayr
• Abies veitchii var. olivacea Shiras.
• Abies veitchii var. reflexa Koidz.
• Picea veitchii Murray
• Pinus veitchii MacNab

International Common Names

• English: Japanese fir; Veitch fir
• French: sapin de Veitch

Local Common Names

• Germany: Japanische Tanne
• Italy: abete di Veitch
• Japan: koryusen; ryusen; shirabe; shirabiso

EPPO code

• ABIVE (Abies veitchii)
• PIUVE (Pinus veitchii)

Subspecies

• Abies veitchii var. reflexa

Trade name

• shirabe
• shirabiso

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Plantae
•         Phylum: Spermatophyta
•             Subphylum: Gymnospermae
•                 Class: Pinopsida
•                     Family: Pinaceae
•                         Genus: Abies
•                             Species: Abies veitchii

List of Pests

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Uses List

Drugs, stimulants, social uses

• Religious

Environmental

• Agroforestry

General

• Ornamental

Materials

• Fibre
• Miscellaneous materials
• Wood/timber

Wood Products

Containers

• Boxes
• Cases

Furniture

Pulp

• Long-fibre pulp

Sawn or hewn building timbers

• For light construction
• Shingles